Aaron Finch terms long bio-bubble stays unsustainable

Aaron Finch, who will lead Australia’s T20I team in New Zealand, has raised concerns regarding the well-being of player’s in a bio-bubble.

Finch wants Cricket Australia to follow the footsteps of England and have a multi-format player structure to allow enough rest on long tours.

 On Wednesday, Australia named the Test squad for South Africa tour and the T20I squad for New Zealand tour.

"I think if you're playing a few formats of the game, there's going to need to be a chop-out from selectors and from Cricket Australia," Finch said.

"You notice what England is doing with their squads at the moment, there are guys that aren't travelling for the first two Tests (against India) and then coming in."

 Finch, who was with the Royal Challengers Bangalore during IPL 2020, explained the difficulties of being a bio bubble for long.

"If the Covid bubble and hubs continue for a long time, that will be something that would be looked into, no doubt. The welfare of players is paramount and being locked up for months is pretty unsustainable I think, when you're away from your families and your families can't travel."

 The 34-year-old, who captain Melbourne Renegades in the BBL, also felt that being in a bio bubble for long seems to have taken a toll on his batting form.

"I had an absolute shocker with the bat. The harder I trained the worse I got, which is the opposite to what everyone tells you to do," Finch said. "My wife worked it out the other day that I've had 20 or 21 days since April that I haven't been in lockdown or in a bubble."

 However, Finch iterated that he is going to find a way out and have some downtime before heading to New Zealand.

"I'm going down to the beach for a few days to relax. My kit bag won't be coming out of my car, I can tell you. It will be locked away. We've got 14-days of quarantine and training once we get to New Zealand. That plenty of time. For me personally, it will be maybe four or five hits once I'm there and that should be good enough. I know what I need to do to get ready. Just a clear mind. That's the most important thing," he added.

 Australia will leave for New Zealand on February 7th with the five-match T20I series kicking off on 22nd.