Aaron Finch admits Australian Team is 'Tired' Heading Into 20-20 World Cup

The cricketing schedule has become much more compressed, and the players have a lot to deal with these days. Many players have frequently expressed how the hectic schedule has hampered their performance. Australia skipper Aaron Finch also has claimed that his team is 'tired' ahead of the 20-20 World Cup 2022.

He stated that the team needed to rest before defending their title. The team is coming off a 2-0 loss in a three-match T20I series against England. The final match of the series was abandoned due to constant rain interruptions.

"I think the guys are probably a little bit tired at the moment. The schedule has been so packed over the last six to eight weeks that we identified a couple of months ago that we wanted to make sure that we’re in a position to be peaking at the right time of the World Cup and not beforehand," he said after the series against England.

"So it’s going to be important over the next couple of days to try and freshen everyone up as much as we can," he added.

You have to pick them out probably as favourites: Jos Buttler on Australia

Buttler, whose team is on a high following a confidence-boosting build-up, insisted Australia was still the team to beat. "T20 is one of those games that can be unpredictable, but I think history tells you that, generally, the host nation are slight favourites in big tournaments," Buttler said in Melbourne.

"Many of us have travelled and played in Australia and know the conditions, but of course, no one is going to know the conditions or be as accustomed to them as the Australian team. They are also reigning champions, so you have to pick them out probably as favourites for the tournaments," he added.

Australia is still scheduled to play an unofficial warm-up game against India before entering the World Cup at the Super 12 stage on October 22 against the same team as last year's final, New Zealand.