Lean run puts Paine under scrutiny

Tim Paine conceded his future in Australia's one-day team is up for discussion after his side slumped to a 5-0 ODI whitewash at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Australia managed just 205 with the bat but put in their best bowling performance of the tour to have England in dire straits at 8-114.

It took an ODI knock for the ages from England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler, who hit an unbeaten 110 when the next best score was No.10 Adil Rashid's 20, as he blunted the Aussie attack to steer England home with eight balls to spare.

Paine scored just 36 runs across the five matches, the lowest ever return by an Australian ODI skipper in a five-match series, lowering the mark from the 67 Steve Waugh scored across five matches in a 1999 tri-series with India and Sri Lanka.

"It's been difficult, you play cricket to do well and this series I haven't done that," Paine said at Old Trafford in the aftermath of defeat.

"I haven’t played anywhere near as well as I would have liked to.

"That happens and it's certainly not through a lack of effort, I am trying my guts out and working really hard, I have just had one of those series.

"I started off poorly and couldn't get it back on track."

Paine's appointment as ODI skipper had been a temporary measure in the wake of the leadership vacuum created by the ball-tampering fiasco in March's Cape Town Test.

National Selector Trevor Hohns, on announcing the one-day squad for this tour, had said: "Tim is a strong leader and will captain the side for this series, supported by Aaron (Finch). A decision on a permanent one-day captain will be made in due course."

Paine continued his practice of inviting the opposition side to join his team in handshakes before the first game of the series, and has lead the way in Australian cricket's culture change along with new coach Justin Langer.

But with the ODI side not due to reconvene until early November for a three-match series against the Proteas , there is no rush to make a decision.

"I haven't thought about it to be honest. 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," Paine said.

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

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

Fellow gloveman Alex Carey was used twice in this ODI series as a specialist batsman with Glenn Maxwell missing the final two matches with a shoulder injury.

Carey underlined his ability by eclipsing Paine's entire series output in the one innings at Old Trafford, where the 26-year-old South Australian hit 44 from 40 balls.

Paine is not involved in the one-off T20 match against England at Edgbaston in the early hours of Thursday morning AEST, with the team captained by Aaron Finch, with Carey his deputy.

Paine's next international engagement will be October's two-Test series against Pakistan in the UAE.

Qantas tours of the UK and Zimbabwe

Australia T20 squad: Aaron Finch (c), Alex Carey (vc), Ashton Agar, Travis Head, Nic Maddinson, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, D’Arcy Short, Billy Stanlake, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Swepson, Andrew Tye, Jack Wildermuth

England T20 squad: Eoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Jake Ball, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, David Willey

Qantas Tour of the UK

June 7: Australia beat Sussex by 57 runs at Hove

June 9: Australia beat Middlesex by 101 runs at Lord's

June 13: England won by three wickets at The Oval

June 16: England won by 38 runs in Cardiff

June 19: England won by 242 runs at Trent Bridge

June 21: England won by six wickets in Durham

June 24: England won by one wicket at Old Trafford

June 27: Only T20, Edgbaston (D/N)

Qantas T20I tri-series Tour of Zimbabwe

July 1: Zimbabwe vs Pakistan

July 2: Pakistan vs Australia

July 3: Australia vs Zimbabwe

July 4: Zimbabwe vs Pakistan

July 5: Pakistan vs Australia

July 6: Australia vs Zimbabwe

July 8: Final