‘Our batting order under scrutiny’
Australia captain Aaron Finch has said his whole team are under pressure after losing their fourth consecutive One-day International series, with the batting order under particular scrutiny after failing to trouble South Africa.
Seven months out from their World Cup defence, Australia were thrashed by 40 runs in Hobart on Sunday to lose the three-match series 2-1 to the Proteas.
The Australians have not won an ODI series since beating New Zealand 2-0 in 2016/17 and finish the calendar year with two wins from 13 matches. “We’re all under pressure when we lose. No doubt about that,” Finch told reporters. “Between the batting line-up not having got it right for a little while now there’s going to be questions asked. It’s important that we really start to nut down the balance of the side and get that right moving forward.”