Aaron Finch has downplayed suggestions he could be in line to take over Australia’s one-day captaincy, instead focusing on building a solid T20 squad. Finch served as Tim Paine’s deputy during the ODI series that England won 5-0, and the wicketkeeper admitted to an uncertain future at the helm of the 50-over side in the wake of Australia’s first ever whitewash by England.
The switch to the T20 format for Wednesday night’s one-off against England and the tri-series with Zimbabwe and Pakistan that follows also brings a change of captain with Finch at the helm.
“Honestly, I have not thought about it one bit,” he said when quizzed on the role.
“If the opportunity came up it would be an honour. I’ve lead the one-day side a couple of times before, I had the T20 role a few years back. But it’s nothing that I’ve ever thought about.
“It was disappointing that we didn’t back up his leadership as well as we could have with our performance. We just let ourselves slip a couple of times.”
