Langer suggests Australia would look at replacing Paine as one-day captain

The wicketkeeper managed just 36 runs with the bat across the five matches - the lowest ever haul by an Aussie skipper in a five-game ODI campaign - in addition to the whitewash

^{Australia captain Tim Paine}

Justin Langer has hinted at a change in white-ball captaincy for Australia following what he describes as a "tough time" for current skipper Tim Paine in England.

Paine only assumed the role this month following the suspension of Steve Smith but saw his side lose the one-day international series 5-0 against a rampant England.

The wicketkeeper managed just 36 runs with the bat across the five matches - the lowest ever haul by an Aussie skipper in a five-game ODI campaign - in addition to the whitewash.

And now his head coach has conceded that Paine's position may well come under threat.

^{Head coach Justin Langer}

“I was with (national selector) Trevor Hohns today and I also said this a few weeks ago, one of our huge priorities is to make sure we get the leadership and the captaincy right,” Langer told SEN.

“No doubt Tim has had a tough time here. He’s done a brilliant job since South Africa in steadying the ship. He’s an outstanding young man.

“He’s also tough. You saw him get hit in the face in the second game, he had stitches all in his face, it’s reminiscent to me of a lot of the great Australian captains.

“We’ve got to work out whether he’s going to play his best cricket in white-ball cricket and if he does he’s a chance, and if he doesn’t then we’ll probably have to look somewhere else.

“We’ll have a really close look at a whole number of things when we get back from England and Zimbabwe next week and we’ll move from there.”

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