AFP, Hobart :
Australia’s one-day batsmen are under mounting pressure to keep their places after a lacklustre series defeat to South Africa, captain Aaron Finch warned Monday, with a potential shake-up looming. While the hosts won in Adelaide to snap a seven-game losing streak, they crashed heavily in Perth and lost again in Hobart by 40 runs. None of the key batsmen performed consistently, although number three Shaun Marsh hit a fighting 106 in the decider on Sunday.
Finch admitted “we’re all under pressure when we lose, no doubt about that” and hinted at changes ahead of their next series against India, ranked two in the world, in January.
“Between the batting line-up not having got it right for a little while now there’s going to be questions asked whether it’s Maxi, Lynny, Heady, or myself or Stoin,” he said, referring to Glenn Maxwell, Chris Lynn, Travis Head and Marcus Stoinis.
