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Australia's Aaron Finch says Test career probably finished

Finch has already flagged the 2023 ODI World Cup in India as his career swansong but will need to focus on back-to-back Twenty20 World Cups in the next two years before that.

  • Finch, Australia`s limited-overs skipper, made his Test debut in 2018 against Pakistan in Dubai.
  • The Australian opener played the last of his five Tests in the Boxing Day contest against India two years back before being dropped.
  • Finch has already flagged the 2023 ODI World Cup in India as his career swan song.

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Australia's Aaron Finch says Test career probably finished

Australia`s Aaron Finch says he has little chance of returning to the Test arena due to the emergence of a crop of talented youngsters and with three limited-overs World Cups over the next three years leaving him little time to stake a claim.

Finch, Australia`s limited-overs skipper, made his Test debut in 2018 against Pakistan in Dubai as fellow opener David Warner served a one-year suspension for his role in the Cape Town ball-tampering scandal.

The hard-hitting batsman played the last of his five Tests in the Boxing Day contest against India that year before being dropped and has since played only five first-class matches.

"In terms of red-ball cricket, I don`t think it`s realistic to play Test cricket again," Finch was quoted as saying by Cricket Australia`s website.

"Just based on two things: the amount of opportunity to play four-day cricket and force a claim, I think, is going to be really limited; and also the young batters coming through, there are some seriously good players in Australia, especially top-order batters.

"The talent depth is really, really strong at the moment so I don`t think that`s an opportunity to be honest," said the 33-year-old.

Finch has already flagged the 2023 ODI World Cup in India as his career swan song but will need to focus on back-to-back Twenty20 World Cups in the next two years before that.

Finch is in England leading a 21-man touring party for next month`s limited overs series which includes three Twenty20 Internationals and three one-dayers.

"It`s always a place I`ve loved batting, right from when I first came over as a club player up in York," said the former Surrey and Yorkshire player.

"I think having played over here for six county seasons in T20 and a bit of four-day cricket helps."

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