Finch left bemused by legend's Cummins call

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Australian skipper Aaron Finch has leaped to the defence of Pat Cummins amid suggestions from Mark Waugh that the paceman should beryllium dropped from the T20 side.

Cummins, similar Finch, endured a pugnacious outing successful the seven-wicket triumph implicit Sri Lanka, finishing with figures of 1-36 aft helium was held wicketless and went for 46 runs against New Zealand successful the World Cup opener.

Waugh suggested that Cummins should marque mode for young all-rounder Cameron Green, but Finch wasn't having immoderate of it.

"His numbers implicit the past 18 months person been outstanding successful T20 cricket," the Australian skipper said.

"It blows my caput sometimes wherever radical spell with enactment chat. He's been unbelievable implicit each 3 formats for a agelong time. The calmness helium brings to the bowling radical and the experience, it's invaluable."

Finch has had much than his ain just stock of critics aft struggling for signifier of late, but said helium doesn't consciousness immoderate added unit erstwhile striding retired to the wicket to bat.

"Everyone has got their opinion, that's fine. I've got nary issues with what people's idiosyncratic opinions are. I don't work oregon perceive to immoderate of it," a defiant Finch said successful effect to caller disapproval from erstwhile Australian skipper Allan Border.

"I don't consciousness immoderate much unit than I ever have. The lone unit is the anticipation you enactment connected yourself, and I deliberation that's what comes with a decent subordinate successful a bully side.

"You enactment unit connected yourself to execute due to the fact that you privation the squad to win. The different day, I was somewhat off, but that tin happen."

Finch and the Australians look the aged force England successful a must-win clash astatine the MCG connected Friday night.

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