Captain Aaron Finch has revealed on Monday (November 12) the current state of mind of Australian Cricket Team after losing their fourth consecutive one-day international series, saying the Kangaroos are currently under pressure after South Africa thrashed the hosts by 2-1 in the home series on Sunday.

Finch further went on to admit that the Aussie batting particularly has now come under scrutiny after their failure to counter South Africa bowling attack even at home in the three-match ODI series.

With just seven months left for their World Cup defence, Australia have not won an ODI series since beating New Zealand 2-0 in 2016/17 and finish the calendar year with just two wins from 13 matches.

Finch told reporters in Hobart, “We’re all under pressure when we lose. No doubt about that. 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.”

Meanwhile, big hitter Chris Lynn, whose career has been hampered by shoulder injuries, was promoted to open the innings in Hobart, but he failed to leave an impression after being caught out behind the first ball, but Finch insisted that he would be given more chances at the top of the order.

Finch signed off by saying, “In international cricket, he’s probably still trying to find his feet a little. He knows what works best for him in the shortest format, T20. It’s probably just about finding that balance at the international level as well.”

(With Reuters Inputs)