Tim Paine: 'We want to produce not only better cricketers but better people'

The first review was conducted on Cricket Australia (CA), the national cricket headquarters, while the second review was on the team itself. Once the charter is finalised following dissection of the reviews, it will not replace CA's code of conduct, but run alongside the already-established obligations.

Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were all handed bans for their roles in the 2018 ball-tampering scandal against South Africa, prompting the resignation of ex-head coach Darren Lehmann amidst much scrutiny surrounding the culture within Australian cricket. Paine assumed the captaincy upon Smith's ban, and much has been made about a proposed shift of mentality in the Australian ranks.

Paine revealed a few details about the cultural charter. "It's going to be how we go about it, how we want to be seen and what we are about. I know a few of the key messages coming out of it so far are that - we are Australia's team," Paine said to Fairfax Media.
"That's really important. We are the lucky ones that get to represent our country and pull on that baggy green cap, which is a huge privilege. I think we have to go back to that and just remember that we are Australia's team - we are not the Australian cricket team.

"We don't own it. We are just here for the ride and it's important that we leave that team in a better place to when we went into it. That's a very important theme that we want to start to get out there - that we are Australia's team. That's one of the things that is really important to us that, that we make Australians proud."

Paine has the full support of head coach Justin Langer, and outlined the kind of environment that he wants around the Australian side. "I know Justin and myself are taking this very seriously. We want to build a culture that makes people want to be better and produce not only better cricketers but better people,'' he said.

''If we can do that, that's the sort of environment people want to be involved in and that culture spreads really quickly through the team rather than having to try and sell your culture all the time - just set that culture, live that culture, and guys that want to be involved will carry it through."

Australia embark on their tour of the UAE for matches across all formats against Pakistan in October, and while Paine could not confirm whether the charter would be finalised in time for the trip, he ensured that much has already been put in place to to improve the culture within the team.

"I know these reviews are finishing up shortly but as a captain and leadership and coaching perspective, whilst it's important that we get it done and have them finished, we have already started some cultural stuff within our team," he said.

"It started a while ago and it's something that we are still working on at the moment. We are confident that we will get it right and will start to develop great Australian cricket again and have a team that all Australians can be proud of."