In-form paceman Steven Finn on Sunday expressed his excitement at England’s progress as a one-day team after clinching an unassailable 3-0 lead in the four-match series against Pakistan. The lanky 22-year-old fast bowler has been a star in England’s three wins, finishing with identical career-best figures of 4-34 in the first two matches before taking 3-24 off ten overs in the third here on Saturday.
Finn and Stuart Broad (4-42) restricted Pakistan to 222 before Kevin Pietersen’s first hundred in 36 innings and captain Alastair Cook’s 80 steered England to a nine-wicket win. Finn said the one-day series win gives England an opportunity to become a good one-day side. “I wouldn’t say it makes up for the Test series defeat,” said Finn of England’s 3-0 loss to Pakistan in Tests and in which he only came on to serve the team drinks. “I’d say it shows we’ve improved and adapted to the conditions and now have the chance to make it 4-0 on Tuesday.
“It is a great opportunity for us to ram home what a good one day side we’ve become.” Finn, who was not included in any of the Tests, said he was bowling well since the start of the tour in January. “I said at the beginning of the trip that I thought I was bowling well. I thought that I was capable of playing. It’s nice to just get an opportunity and helping the team win games really spurs me on,” said Finn. Finn stressed getting early wickets is important in one-day matches.
