DUBAI: 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.

“Early wickets in one-day cricket are something that we target. Thankfully we’ve been able to do that in the games so far. Obviously, opening the bowling, I’ve a big part to play in that.

“It feels like I’m bowling pretty quick. It’s not something that I strive for or something that I try and do. It’s just something that has happened over the last six months or so. Long may it continue.”

Finn hoped he will get his Test place back.

“Yes, playing Test cricket is something that I want to do. It’s something I want to do for the rest of my career. Playing one-day cricket is obviously very different from playing Test cricket.”

There are different skills and pressures. But Test cricket is where I want to be. By no means do I think I deserve to walk straight into that Test team. I haven’t done myself any harm by bowling relatively well out here, so we’ll see where we are if I’m picked in the Sri Lankan squad.

England tours Sri Lanka in April where they play two Tests.

ODI series win doesn’t make up for Test defeat: Finn | Sport | DAWN.COM

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Man! People with last names ending on an 'N' are quite popular these days in sports. One being "Finn" and the other "Lin"......if you know what I mean.

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notice how pissed england are that they got humiliated in the tests. they don't really care about winning the odis because they know test cricket is real cricket, the form of cricket the world cares about and the form that everyone knows is the hardest to excel in. and our thankless fans don't care that we HUMILIATED england in tests. absolutely humiliated them. the way this forum is sounding you'd think that series never happened and we've been getting our ass kicked for the last year. one bad ODI series and you want the whole team axed, the captain executed, and God knows what other nonsense.

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Originally Posted by adil_909 notice how pissed england are that they got humiliated in the tests. they don't really care about winning the odis because they know test cricket is real cricket, the form of cricket the world cares about and the form that everyone knows is the hardest to excel in. and our thankless fans don't care that we HUMILIATED england in tests. absolutely humiliated them. the way this forum is sounding you'd think that series never happened and we've been getting our ass kicked for the last year. one bad ODI series and you want the whole team axed, the captain executed, and God knows what other nonsense.

Again adil in action with his emotional rant.

you're right only my rants are emotional. everyone calling misbah an idiot and coward and calling for him to be exiled are all logical and sensible posts....

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i dont understand your reasons for supporting darpoke man ? No one is exiling your man, fan boy !

Only saying that his darpoke mindset does not suite OneDay cricket. Thats why he should stay in the team as a batsman and Afridi should be the captain. Whereas Mishba can still be the skipper in Test.

How is this a non-sense and illogical post ?

don't make me go and search for your all emotional nonsensical illogical posts in the last 2 weeks.

darpoke captains don't have win ratios > 90%...peroid.

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even when afridi, who is thought of as mr. aggression, was captain, people still always complained about field placement and lack of attacking. on his own bowling all the fielders used to be on the ropes. forgotten that already have we? i guess emotions > facts.

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I remember ...but Misbah is worse. Thats why go for the better option. Unless 6 or 7 in the ODI ICC ranking is a nice place for Pakistan

Test Match is not equal to ODI

you are right.

test match > odi

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thankyou and misbah is defensive and unsuitable skipper for ODI