“I think both teams (South Africa and Australia for the WTC final from June 11 at Lord’s in England) are very similarly matched with their bowling attacks. You look at Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Jos Hazlewood, Scott Boland, they’re probably the four front runners at this stage, along with Nathan Lyon,” Finch said.
Published Date – 8 June 2025, 11:51 AM
Hyderabad: Former Australian cricketer Aaron Finch said Pat Cummins’ captaincy was outstanding and that kept improving day after day.
“Pat’s shown an ability to lead a team, not just on the field, but off the field. And that’s a huge part of captaining an international team. Your ability to bring everything together at the right time. His partnership with Andrew McDonald, the coach, has been great for Australian cricket,” the former Aussie captain Finch said during a chat with StarSports.
“I think both teams (South Africa and Australia for the WTC final from June 11 at Lord’s in England) are very similarly matched with their bowling attacks. You look at Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Jos Hazlewood, Scott Boland, they’re probably the four front runners at this stage, along with Nathan Lyon,” Finch said.
“And, then you’ve got Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Nigidi, Marco Jansen and Keshav Maharaj. So I think they both match up so closely together, but I’d give Australia just the edge, having probably played more test cricket as a bowling group in the English conditions,” he said.