Queensland 1 for 70 path Tasmania 147 (Steketee 4-43) by 77 runs
Sent in by Queensland captain Usman Khawaja in gloomy circumstances, Tasmania limped to five for 59 to deliver the previous Test skipper to the crease shortly after lunch on day one.
Paine obtained off the mark with a crisp straight drive for 3, however was caught by Matthew Renshaw after edging a lower shot off former workforce-mate Gurinder Sandhu in a 19-ball keep.
Tasmania fell to eight for 93 however scraped to 147 because of offspinner Jarrod Freeman’s 44 off 65 balls on the redeveloped Allan Border Field.
Paine regarded sharp behind the stumps, diving low to his left for a catch to dismiss Renshaw. He had not performed on the high degree since April final 12 months following revelations of a 2017 textual content-message controversy.
He took a summer time-lengthy break from the game however has been coaching with the Tasmania squad and made a profitable return in Hobart grade motion final Sunday.
Paine, who shared fun with Labuschagne as they left the sector, had earlier acquired a heat welcome by the hosts when embraced by Queensland assistant and former Test fast Andy Bichel earlier than play.
The 22-12 months-previous Freeman was simply 5 when Paine first performed for Tasmania in 2005.
“It’s pretty surreal, pretty special,” he mentioned of sharing the sector with Paine and fellow Test veterans Peter Siddle and Jackson Bird. “With Painey behind the stumps it boosts you 10, 20 per cent and they know what they’re talking about.
“He’s top-of-the-line keepers on the planet nonetheless, would foolish to not have him within the aspect in that side. He’s bounced again and confirmed he is not achieved but, he is obtained one thing to offer.”
“I’m positive he is excited,” Smith said. “It’s nice to see him again doing what he loves; he is simply down the highway so I want him all one of the best on this sport. Phone’s all the time on so if he is round [to catch up], yeah no purpose why not.”
Spinner Mitchell Swepson wasn’t named to play for Queensland after being referred to as into Australia’s T20 squad to face England on Sunday in Perth.