Friday 17 January 2014 08:52, UK
England bowler Steven Finn admits he needs to work on his bowling action as he prepares to return home early from the tour of Australia.
Following the Australia tour, England travel to the West Indies in February for three one-day internationals and three Twenty20 games before the World Cup in Bangladesh in March. Finn admits he is unlikely to be ready for those trips, but he is eyeing a return to the international scene against Sri Lanka in May. "As far as the West Indies trip and the Twenty20 World Cup goes, it's going to be difficult for me to put my hand up for selection for those as there is going to be no cricket outdoors for me before that point to put my hand up for selection," he said. "That might be slightly unrealistic for me. I'm not letting go of the hope that everything might click once I get back to England after a couple of weeks but it will be difficult for me to push my claim for that tour. "The focus for me is getting back for Middlesex, really enjoying pre-season with Middlesex, playing some early season cricket there at Lord's and around the country playing for Middlesex and then try and put my hand up for those first one-dayers against Sri Lanka."
