Former Australian T20 World Cup winning Captain Aaron Finch, who announced retirement on Tuesday, has given his views on why England has become such a firepower in world cricket. Finch was known for his ruthless batting and aggression during his time as a player and he suggested that England’s county cricket has a lot to do with their current success.
The 36-year-old heaped a lot of praise to England’s domestic cricket system and said that the continuous grind in Country cricket has helped them take the center stage. Finch believes that giving immense exposure to youngsters is a good thing because it is easy to tweak their game play at that age.
England’s domestic circuit is filled with ODIs, T20s and Tests. Having a consistent system and introducing innovation in terms of training is why the upcoming players are helping the Three Lions. The Europeans are currently the World champions in the 50-over format as well as the T20 format.
“Their young guys are exposed to a lot of cricket, especially through their developing years when it’s probably easier to make changes in your game. Even from club cricket right through to international level, they just play so many games especially in the one-day and T20 space. And because there’s so much cricket, there’s also differences in the way they train.”
And even in the longest format, ever since Ben Stokes became the captain and Brendon McCullum took over as the head coach, England have won 9 out of their last 10 Test matches. Under Finch’s captaincy Australia registered their first ever T20 World cup and also won an ICC event for the first time since 2015.
He further explained England’s successful run saying they spend a lot of hours in the nets and that certainly gives them a better idea of what is needed to be done. Aaron Finch also thinks that continuously pushing the players to train hard actually pays off in the long run.
“I think we’re in a space at the moment in Australia where that’s being accepted around most programs, and that’s good because guys are prepared to really push themselves and the boundaries over there purely because they play so much.”
