Australia vs India 2018: Darren Lehmann calls for Aaron Finch to move down the order

Former Australia cricketer and coach Darren Lehmann suggested incumbent opener, Aaron Finch, to bat down the order to regain his form in the upcoming Test against Indian National Cricket team.

Meanwhile, so far, Finch had a dismal series scoring only 97 runs from six innings. Lehmann is the latest to join the bandwagon who has urged Finch to bat in the middle-order. This will force Usman Khawaja to open the innings, who has done a fair job batting at the top-order.

“My issue with Aaron Finch … I don’t think he should open,” Lehmann said on Fox Cricket’s coverage of the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL). “But I think he should be playing and in the middle order. He needs an opportunity to play in the middle order and see what he can do,” he added.

Finch is likely to keep his place in the upcoming Sydney Test with leg-spinner Marnus Labuschagne expected to replace Mitch Marsh as the conditions will offer a lot more to the spinners than they did in the previous three Tests. Darren Lehmann said that to drop Mitch Marsh would be a harsh call as the all-rounder has played just one match in the series but said that a spinner is needed to get 20 wickets and it is what the Aussies need to do.

“That’s probably a tough call on Mitchell Marsh because he’s only played the one game,” Lehmann said.

“But you need the spinning option and you need the three quicks to knock over the tail. The thing is, you have to get 20 wickets. That’s what you have to do,” he concluded.