‘Absolute rubbish’: Langer goes in to bat for Paine, Smith

Coach Justin Langer gave under-fire skipper Tim Paine his “100 percent” support and blasted criticism of Steve Smith as “absolute rubbish” after a backlash against the pair’s behaviour. “Do I have faith in Tim Paine? You have no idea how much faith I have in Tim Paine,” Langer said. “As for Steve Smith, I literally cannot believe some of the rubbish I’ve read — absolute load of rubbish,” he added.