{"id":1910,"date":"2020-11-26T19:50:52","date_gmt":"2020-11-26T20:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=1910"},"modified":"2020-11-27T10:23:42","modified_gmt":"2020-11-27T10:23:42","slug":"finch-weighs-in-on-aussie-test-opener-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=1910","title":{"rendered":"Finch weighs in on Aussie Test opener debate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australian one-day captain Aaron Finch has urged selectors to get Victorian batsman Will Pucovski into the Test side<\/a> sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n

Pucovski, 22, is competing with Joe Burns for a spot at the top of the batting order for the first Test against India next month.<\/p>\n

Coach Justin Langer has indicated Burns, as the incumbent, has the inside running despite his mediocre form.<\/p>\n

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The 31-year-old has a Test average of 38, solid if unspectacular, and has made just 57 runs in five Sheffield Shield innings this summer.<\/p>\n

By contrast, Pucovski became the first player in more than twenty years to make consecutive Shield double centuries.<\/p>\n

Finch, who made his own Test debut just before his 32nd birthday, says Pucovski should be given his chance while he's young.<\/p>\n

"When you have your first chance at 32 and you miss that trick, there's probably not a huge amount of scope to get back into that side," Finch said.<\/p>\n

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"So I would've loved to have that opportunity at 25 because I think the lessons that I learned from that were crucial in my development – not just as a player but as a person [too].<\/p>\n

Both Ian Chappell<\/a> and Mark Taylor<\/a> have told Wide World of Sports that Pucovski should be given his chance in Adelaide, with both nominating Burns as the player to make way.<\/p>\n

"I think when you're talking about young guys – especially hugely talented guys like Will – there's going to be ups and downs in their careers no doubt," Finch said.<\/p>\n

"So I think being exposed to the highest level early on, I think that might seem tough at the time if things don't go well straightaway. But the lessons that you learn from that, the way that you approach the game – the way you approach it mentally probably more than anything – I think is some really valuable lessons, and something that can't really be taught.<\/p>\n

"You can speak to everybody about how to go about it [and] how you're going to feel, but until you walk out and mark centre or bowl your first ball [or] first over in Test cricket, you don't really understand what your reaction to it is going to be."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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