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\nSeven 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.
\nThe 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.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re all under pressure when we lose. No doubt about that,\u201d Finch told reporters in Hobart.
\n\u201cBetween the batting lineup not having got it right for a little while now there\u2019s going to be questions asked.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s important that we really start to nut down the balance of the side and get that right moving forward.\u201d
\nAustralia shook up the batting order twice in the series, replacing number three D\u2019Arcy Short with Shaun Marsh from the second match, and promoting heavy hitter Chris Lynn to open the batting with Finch in the third game.
\nAfter being skittled for 152 in the series-opening defeat in Perth, Australia managed only 231 in Adelaide before falling well short with 280 for nine in the Hobart game.
\nTravis Head, who was demoted to fourth in the order at Hobart after opening with Finch in the first two fixtures, had a miserable series, totalling 15 runs from his three innings.
\nDropped from sixth to seventh in the order at Hobart, all-rounder Glenn Maxwell signed off with 35 after disappointing with scores of 11 and 15.
\nLynn\u2019s promotion in Hobart backfired when he was caught behind first ball while Finch was out soon after for 11.
\nDespite the rocky start, Finch said Lynn would be given more chances at the top of the order.
\n\u201cIn international cricket he\u2019s probably still trying to find his feet a little,\u201d said Finch of the 28-year-old whose career has been hampered by shoulder injuries in recent years.
\n\u201cHe knows what works best for him in the shortest format, T20. It\u2019s probably just about finding that balance at international level as well.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ONLINE SYDNEY 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. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35096,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-35086","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n