Finch under extraordinary pressure ” Horrible attitude that Aussies can’t afford”
Finch under extraordinary pressure ” Horrible attitude that Aussies can’t afford”: Australia is playing an ODI series against Zimbabwe. Everyone in the Cricket fraternity believed they were going to dominate the series. However, Zimbabwe showed great intent and to everyone’s shock, Australia lost the ODI match.
Australia’s team was having a winning start to the international home summer, they got a wake-up call from Zimbabwe. When Zimbabwe showed hosts their bowling intent and made them pay for their ill batting.
The international home season for Australia continues as they will play another ODI series. The 3-match ODI series against New Zealand in Cairns. Subsequently giving the Aussies a chance to recover from a shocking series against Zimbabwe.
Meanwhile, all eyes are on Australian Skipper Aron Finch. He is continuously failing at top order making it more difficult. After, Australia announced the T20 World Cup Squad, with Aaron Finch as Captain. It has become more important for him to get back in form.
The Three takeouts for Australia
Australia got a wake-up call from Zimbabwe after their out-of-character play. The first two ODI matches were good, where Australia was dominating. In the third ODI, Australia was lazy, lacking discipline in batting.
However, the feedback might seem harsh, but with their dominance in the International home season, it’s shocking to see.
With most of the group from the world cup squad, selectors would want them to play to win.
David Warner and Glenn Maxwell were the only Australians to score more than 5 runs.
David Warner delivered 94 runs off 96 balls and Gen Maxwell scored 19 off 22 balls. Many wickets came out with poor shot selection.
In the post-match interview, Warner says ” There is no excuse for it. You have to put it down for some lazy dismissals and good balls.
Former Australian Players gave their reaction
Ian Smith said with Fox Cricket ” it is un-Australian. Australia will be hurting from this. It was a pretty average performance to be fair. So un-dominating as you would be expecting them to be over Zimbabwe. ”
It was out of character. While former captain Michael Clark labeled it as a ” Horrible” display of batting and attitude.
Finch’s form is a major concern for Australia. He played well in the final ODI. However, it was a slip-up as the team will overcome this shock.
Above all, the form of captain is more concerning for Australia. Aaron Finch does not pay attention to external noise. However, 3 misfires against Zimbabwe are going to be harder to ignore.
Aaron Finch scored 15, 1, and 5 in the three-match ODI series. His ODI average in 2022 is 14.9, which has shrunk to 4.20 in the last 5 innings.
Michael Clarke said ” Finch is now under extraordinary pressure. The last thing the captain wanted was to lose against Zimbabwe. It will add fuel to the fire. He will be steaming as he has not made any runs. He will be really disappointed that the boys lost to Zimbabwe.”
However, the 35-year-old is confident that Aaron Finch will overcome his trouble.