However, this was not enough to persuade the stocky Victorian to continue, and he looked forward to spending time with his wife, Amy, and one-year-old daughter, Esther.
“When you’re on the road for the best of 12 years you go through some highs and you go through some lows, and it’s always been amazing to have my family supporting me,” he said.
“And it’s always been unbreakable, so I’m very grateful for that.”
From humble beginnings playing cricket in the sleepy rural town of Kolak, Finch scored 3,120 runs in T20Is at an average of 34.28, owning two of the three highest scores in the format, including his world record against Zimbabwe in Harare in 2018. 172 is included.
He scored 5,406 ODI runs at an average of 38.89 and opened for a formidable team captained by Michael Clarke that won the 50-over showpiece on home soil in 2015.
Test cricket was a format where success eluded.
He came into the team in late 2018 to replace David Warner after the opener was suspended for ball-tampering, but lasted five matches before the mid-series against India.