Paine clarifies on India comments after being slammed By IANS | Published on Fri, May 14 2021 16:57 IST | 1 Views Tim Paine. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News Sydney, May 14 : Australia Test captain Tim Paine was caught off-guard by the backlash on social media over his comments that the Indian cricket team is good at "creating these sideshows", which "distracted" his team and it went on to lose the final Test at the Gabba -- and with it the series 1-2. The wicketkeeper said he "certainly wasn't making any excuses" for the side's series defeat. "I was asked a number of things, and one of those was talking about the challenges of playing against India. One of them is the distraction they can create. There was a lot of talk that they weren't going to Brisbane. They're always changing gloves and bringing out physios and all that can get on your nerves. Just said that was one of the things that probably distracted me and took my eye of the ball at times," Paine said on the Gilly and Goss podcast, hosted by former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist and Tim Gossage.