The change Australia have to make as Finch searches for a spark

If Aaron Finch was a gambler, Friday night may call for his most daring hand.

There’s no doubt the Australian captain is struggling. You don’t need to be Einstein to work that out. He knows himself. But when it comes to making a change, the die is cast. If the defending champions were going to make a change, they had to do it before a ball was bowled. Now Finch needs to find a spark, and he needs to find it fast.

We can prepare to see Finch at the top of the order for Australia in their Twenty20 World Cup clash against England at the MCG on Friday night. Finch will play, and Australia will adopt the same attitude: throw caution to the wind and hope one or two players can pull off something spectacular. If Finch plays a daring hand, it might be his night.

Cricket can be like that. I went through the same thing myself many years ago as a player, where you just can’t get your feet going. The harder you try, the worse it gets. The extra problem Finch has got is he is playing in a very short form of the game.

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