Australia have not won a single T20I series this year and the lack of depth in the squad has been exposed ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup.
Australia coach Justin Langer has come under scrutiny after a 4-1 defeat to Bangladesh in a five-match T20I series earlier this month. There have been reports and allegations of rift between the coach and a few players.
Australian limited-overs captain Aaron Finch played down the reports and said he doesn’t know the answer.
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“It’s a good question, and I don’t know the answer to that. All I’ll say is when you lose, everything is magnified and everything is highlighted,” Finch said on Big Sports Breakfast when asked about how the internal issues are continually being leaked.
The opener also spoke about bubble fatigue and the challenges that come with it.
“As I mentioned with the players on tour with bubble fatigue and guys not having any escape while you’re on tour, you’re locked into cricket mode almost 24/7 because you can’t get out and go for a coffee down the road or you can’t go out for dinner somewhere else,” he said.
“You’re literally just confined to the hotel 24/7. When you’re just around cricket the whole time, that can consume you so you get a little bit of burnout from that as well. And when you’re losing that just adds multiple layers to it as well,” he added.
Finch further admitted that his team had not played to their best in the last eight months.
“As everyone knows in sport, wins and losses are what counts and unfortunately we haven’t been up to the mark in the last eight-ten months,” he concluded.
