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Australia’s form in the shortest format of the game had been dismal coming into the tournament, having lost all the series played this year.
“No, we didn’t speak about it at all to be honest.
Pakistan, on the other hand, come into the semi-finals unbeaten in the Super 12.
“I think what we’ve seen over the course of the tournament is how important the powerplay is for batting and bowling.
Finch also praised the efforts of his pace bowlers ahead of the game while discussing the possible composition of his team for the all-important semi-final.
“Yeah, we’ll sit down and discuss the 11 this afternoon.
“They’ve done a magnificent job to keep the conditions really fair, and I suppose excellent across all three venues for the Super 12s.
I think you can look at stats and you can deep dive into whether you should be bowling spin or quicks in the powerplay.
I think that’s really important to keep in mind that it’s not purely just based on what the opposition looks like, it’s also about how we want to structure up our 20 overs with the ball.
Look, it’s not just about going in there and looking at stats and saying, oh, this should be the 11.