Cricket by Jai Bednall 13th May 2021 8:54 AM Steve Smith says he's keen and Tim Paine would be happy to support a decision to have Australia's best batsman replace him as Test captain. Smith's case has been steadily building as his form remains superb and the stain of South Africa gradually washes away in the eyes of important figures in the Australian cricket fraternity and large parts of the public. Paine has previously recognised Smith's ambitions to return to the role he lost after the ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town but went a step further while speaking at a function for the Chappell Foundation at the SCG on Wednesday night.