New ODI and Test captain of Australia Tim Paine has come under criticism for his form with the bat in white-ball cricket. Paine had a terrible outing in England with the bat as he could only conjure 36 runs from five matches at an average of just a little over 7.

As a result, there are not only calls for him to be removed from the ODI captaincy but also be replaced in the lineup with a better limited overs player. When asked about his future as the captain of the ODI team, Paine stated that while he isn’t sure of his future with the ODI team, he is “certainly” thinking about leading the Test side and continue his good form in the longest format of the game.

"I haven't thought about it to be honest," the 33-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman said after Sunday's defeat. All I know is I was coming here to do this series and I've said a few times before, when you are my age it's a bit foolish to look ahead.

"Certainly I am really looking forward to captaining the Test team and continuing how I have been playing in that format.”

He, however, added that a discussion will be done in the coming weeks.

"But where I go with the rest of my cricket is something we will discuss in the coming weeks."

Speaking about the loss in the fifth ODI, the only match where the Australian bowlers put up a proper fight, Paine was praiseful of the bowlers for bowling accurately and subsequently creating chances. He also refused to blame the bowlers for the defeat.

"For the majority of the innings we bowled really well, really straight, bowled a good length and created chances," said Paine.

"I just think there was half an hour there where we bowled a touch wide. But apart from that I felt like our bowlers were outstanding today and certainly not to blame for the loss.”

Paine was also confident that there is a lot of talent in the squad and that the inclusion of the senior bowlers like Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins – who were injured ahead of the series – will make them a better team moving forward.

"But again in this game we have shown glimpses with bat and ball that there is certainly some real talent in the squad.

"And while it has been a bitterly disappointing series, I suppose (there is) a little bit of light at the end of the tunnel."

"We've got a number of players who weren't in this squad who have played in and won World Cups. They know what it takes," he said.

There have been accusations against Cricket Australia about lacking a proper vision going into the World Cup next year. Paine, however, refuted those claims, adding that the board is aware of what it is doing.