Captain Tim Paine said his players would try to build a new image during their tour of England after a damaging ball-tampering scandal -- but warned they weren't out to be "the nicest Australian cricket team ever". Paine said he was expecting an intense reception from English media for the limited-overs tour, their first since the ball-tampering incident in March left three players with long bans. Paine and new coach Justin Langer are looking to reset Australia's reputation and turn around a poor run of ODI results including 11 defeats from 13 completed matches for the five-time World Cup winners.
Australia, who depart Monday, take on the world's top-ranked ODI team in a five-match series without suspended batting superstars David Warner and Steve Smith, as well as injured pacemen Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins.
"Justin sat us down for a team meeting last week and spoke about the Australian cricket team's values, and what he expects," Paine told reporters in Brisbane on Monday.
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