Australian new ODI vice-captain Aaron Finch is hopeful on the young boys for the upcoming ODI series against the hosts England.
After the ball-tampering scandal during the Cape Town Test in this March, Australia will play their first international series against the hosts England for five-match ODI series and one-off T20I. While the Australian side is missing Steven Smith and David Warner for their suspension due to involving in the ball-tampering scandal, the team will also miss their regular pacers Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazelwood, Pat Cummins etc in the upcoming limited-over series due to their several injuries.
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While most of the squad members are young and inexperienced, Finch has pointed out the positivity.
31-year-old said about the young players, “There’s a lot of excitement around, any time you bring young guys into the squad for their first or second tour, it brings a lot of energy around the group.”
The five-time World Cup champions are not consistent in the recent ODI formats. However, Finch believes the youngsters can bring some positive results and change the present tight momentum.
The Australian said, “Our one-day cricket hadn’t been that great over the last 18 months to two years, so who knows, if we give these young guys a few opportunities, they can do some wonderful things.
After the ball-tampering scandal, head coach Darren Lehmann resigned from his post and former Aussie Test opener Justin Langer has replaced him in few days. The England tour is going to be Langer’s first assignment as a national team’s head coach.
Talking about both the coaches, Finch said, “We’ve had a lot of success with (Darren) as an Australian coach, and JL I’ve no doubt will have a lot of success.
“With Perth, he’s done some wonderful things. And at the end of the day, whoever is coach of the side has the opportunity to mould the culture the way they want it.”
Finch claimed that the Australian team has prepared to face some verbal taunts from the crowds, relating to the recent ball-tampering scandal, during their English tour.
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He said on that, “I think anytime you are touring you’re going to cop some great banter. The chants and the songs and the stick that they give us is all in good fun, but you’re going to keep copping it if you don’t interact with them, if you don’t get on board with them and have some fun.
“It’s a part of playing over here, you expect that, and it’s all in good jest most of the time.”
