Published: Sep 08, 2015, 07:14 AM (IST)
Edited: Sep 08, 2015, 03:03 PM (IST)
Aaron Finch feels the young trio of Pat Cummins, James Pattinson and Mitchell Starc, who may play together for the first time in Australia’s third One-Day International (ODI) against England, are an exciting pace battery. However, Finch looked back at the veterans and said Australia is blessed to have had Mitchell Johnson, Ryan Harris and Peter Siddle played for them and hailed the trio for their contribution and consistent performance over a period of time, especially in Test cricket. Pattinson, who has not been given an opportunity in the series so far, is more than likely to join Starc and Cummins after Nathan Coulter-Nile was ruled out of the ongoing series due to a hamstring injury. Pattinson last appeared in an ODI against the same opposition at Perth on January 2014, one of the 13 appearances in the 50-over format. READ: Starc, Cummins, Pattinson likely to play together for first time in 3rd ENG vs AUS ODI
“I think it’s exciting because it’s a new generation of fast bowlers all coming through together,” Finch told cricket.com.au. “We’ve been blessed with Johnson, Harris, Siddle, these guys who have been so consistent for a long time, in Test cricket in particular,” he added. READ: Glenn Maxwell gets rich praise from teammate Aaron Finch
“When you do have a bit of a changing of the guard in that regard — I know Mitch [Johnson] is rested for this series so he commands a spot whenever he is fit to play again — and it is pretty exciting. You’ve got three young blokes who bowl fast, who can swing the ball. They’re all quite aggressive. I think it’s an exciting time for Australian cricket, in particular, because you see a new generation coming through all together. It’s pretty rare that you get three guys as skillful as them all playing in the same team, if it goes that way,” Finch said.
