England vs Australia 2018: 5 Talking Points from only T20I

#2 Forceful Finch rattles England

Aaron Finch's compelling hitting kept England on tenterhooks

Even as wickets fell all around him, Aaron Finch refused to cower. His batting partners walked in and departed through a slew of rash shots. At the end of nine overs, the explosive opener had faced just 19 balls and scored 24 runs.

With England's spin duo of Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid manning the middle-overs, Finch knew that he had to take one of them to the cleaners in order to bring his team back into the contest. Showing admirable awareness, he went after Ali. The battle between the right-hander and the off-spinner yielded 49 runs from 15 balls.

Finch's 41-ball 84 was laced with 7 boundaries and 6 sixes. While the effort might not have been enough to ambush England, the skipper's combativeness in leading from the front may just elevate him into Australia's leadership plans for the 50-over format too.