Broken finger would need to be 'cut off' for Aaron Finch to miss Boxing Day Test

Despite breaking his finger badly enough for him to retire hurt on day three during Australia's second innings of the second Test, Finch is confident that he will feature in the third Test at the MCG...

Australia and Victoria batsman Aaron Finch has outlined how keen he is to play in his first ever Boxing Day Test at his home stadium - the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Despite breaking his finger badly enough for him to retire hurt on day three during Australia's second innings of the second Test, Finch is confident that he will feature.

"With a Boxing Day Test, being from Victoria, it's going to have to be cut off," he remarked.

"It's going to be a catch and bat today and reassess, but it feels like it's improved 100 per cent over the last couple of days.

"I got sent some new bats, so I've been walking around the lounge room and waving them around. It feels OK.

^{Aaron Finch retired hurt during Australia's second innings of the second Test}

"If anything changes in the next couple of days, we'll have to sit down and chat about that but, at this stage, it's still business as usual and I plan to field at slip and do whatever else is needed."

Finch was forced to leave the field after a delivery from Mohammed Shami smashed into his right hand, and the big-hitter was unable to field later in the match.

"It was a bit of a shock. Just the initial pain was the thing that got me," Finch said.

"Being hit a few times in the last month (made it worse), a couple of times by Starcy at training then obviously Shami.

"It's also an old break. I broke the same finger in Sri Lanka a couple of years ago. I've just got to start catching them and using my bat instead of my gloves."

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