McDonald never seems to get flustered by any situation or result: Finch

Australian white-ball captain Aaron Finch heaped heavy praise on Andrew McDonald for always staying calm under pressure. The current interim head coach has emerged as the frontrunner to replace Justin Langer who recently stepped down from the position.

McDonald was already set to oversee the forthcoming five-match T20I series against Sri Lanka but will now also supervise the entire tour of Pakistan, where Australia are scheduled to play three Tests, as many ODIs and a solitary T20I.

"He brings a lot of respect from the players, a calm approach, never seems to get flustered by any situation or result. He brings a really good attitude and he's been with the group for quite a while now," said Finch.

"I've worked with him for a long time, we played together for a long time, I know he's very good at his job. Again, like everything that has gone before us, the players don't make those decisions. We give our opinions, we give our feedback and that's about it."

Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley has already confirmed that they are looking for just one coach instead of having different people supervising Tests and limited-overs cricket. Finch said Langer did a superb job when he took over but Australia is now a completely different unit.

"A collaborative approach with the players is very important. When you've got different formats and guys are rotating in and out, creating a consistent environment is really important in that regard.

"The group is in a really different space from four years ago. It's quite an experienced group. JL did an amazing job for four years and that ended with a brilliant T20 World Cup win and a 4-0 Ashes win. As a playing group we couldn't thank him enough and the amount of work he's done for me as a batter, a leader, a person, has been fantastic."

Lastly, Finch admitted that there was not much pressure on Australia prior to the 2021 T20 World Cup but the people will now be expecting them to win the next edition as well considering the tournament will be played in Australia.

"There's quite a bit of pressure on after winning the World Cup, it does raise expectations, but we feel we've played some really good T20 cricket recently so we are excited. Especially with us winning it in the UAE, that was something not many people gave us a chance to do. They would have given us a more realistic chance at home, so it certainly raises the pressure no doubt. But when you play for Australia there's pressure on every series and tournament," said Finch.