The 32-year-old made his Test debut in October 2018, almost eight years after he first represented Australia in a T20I in 2011. Tasked with bolstering a batting line-up depleted by the suspended trio from the ball-tampering saga, Finch played five Tests over three months, before being dropped for the Sri Lanka home series earlier this year. After 10 Test innings, Finch averages 27.80, with just two fifty-plus scores.

“For me personally, it’s about probably having one really good crack at trying to get back to the Test team again,” Finch told SEN radio station, speaking about the urge to reclaim his spot. “The young guys who came in and did well throughout the back half of last summer did a really good job. I still think that I’ve got one really good crack at it left in me.”

“Obviously [I will] just try and get some runs, get some big runs there. That’s my plan,” he said. “We haven’t spoken about that [batting position] just yet. There’s a lot of quality players in Victoria at the moment so getting a game might be the first start. I think middle order will probably be my preferred spot.

“I know doing the opening duties last summer was one of the first times I’d really done it in the longer format but you take any opportunity you can when you play for Australia.”