Yeah, there were a few decisions that he would probably change with the benefit of hindsight, though I'm not convinced that bowling first in this last test was entirely the wrong call.
Our openers have failed to get the job done all season, and had the Australians held their chances in the field, Paine may have instead been lauded for his bold decision rather than criticised.
Having watched a lot of cricket at the Oval over the years (it’s my home ground) the % call is to bat first. I’m not really sure what Paine and Langer saw in that pitch to make them think they should buck the trend and England really should have made 400 on that wicket. Yeah, the Aussies missed some chances but the same could be said of both teams in every game.
I believe he got 13 DRS decisions wrong in a row.