Xtra Time Web Desk: Australia’s white ball captain Aaron Finch on Tuesday said they have the options to replace the injured David Warner. Finch revealed the names of three players who could replace the dashing opener who was ruled out of the remainder of the white ball series due to a groin injury. The left hander suffered the injury while trying fielding during the second ODI at SCG. Later the scans revealed that he would not be able to take the field anytime soon.
Australian ODI captain Finch asserted they have quite a few options who could fill in the shoes of Warner at the top. He named the likes of Alex Carey, Marnus Labuschagne, and Matthew Wade as the possible options the hosts can try for opening the innings along with him.
“We have not picked a team yet, but we have got a few options. Whether we go Wadey in the side or Marnus comes up and opens the batting, Alex Carey has done a lot of it in the past,” said Finch during his pre match virtual press conference on Tuesday.
“But the middle-order has been functioning really well over the last little while. That is the beauty of being two-nil up in the series, you can look to experiment if you want to do that or you can look to play the safe option,” he added.
Highlighting Warner’s importance in the line-up, Finch stated that the former is an all-time great when it comes to limited-overs cricket.
“He is an all-time great in one-day and T20 cricket, I do not think there are many better players to have played the game. So, any team he is not a part of is going to be slightly weaker but we have got guys that can step and really contribute heavily in that role,” said Finch.
Following Warner’s exit, Australia named batsman D’Arcy Short as the replacement in the T20I squad. Short has been brought into the squad as a like for like left-hand power opener for Warner.