Aaron Finch has dismissed suggestions Australia’s one-day drubbing by England will leave the team with any ‘mental scars’ as the tour format switches to Twenty20 for Wednesday night’s clash. England will be out to try and extend their ODI dominance to the 20-over format, and the home captain Eoin Morgan was at pains to point out the mental weight of that beat-down, which culminated in a 5-0 series result and included England racking up a world record 6-481 at Trent Bridge.
Australia don’t carry the weight of a defeated generation on their shoulders, just a single series where a below-strength bowling attack met a side at the top of their game.
“I don’t think when we turn up next year for the World Cup there’ll be any mental scars there, they’re probably more for England to be fair,” said Finch.
“They haven’t won a World Cup and it’s at home so no doubt the pressure will be huge on them.
“Winning a World Cup at home is probably as hard as it gets.”
Australia have won their past six T20 internationals stretching back to last October, including two wins against England by margins of seven and five wickets in a tri-series featuring New Zealand in February. With largely the same squads in both camps set to clash at the cauldron of Edgbaston in a one-off match.
