Melbourne, March 21 -- : As David Warner is likely to return for the World Cup, Australia's opening combination for the May-June tournament in England remains uncertain.
Aaron Finch had opened with Warner during the 2015 World Cup. In the absence of Warner, Finch produced stands of zero, three, 76, 83 and 193 with Usman Khawaja in the recent five ODIs against India.
Warner and Steve Smith are serving ball-tampering ban, which is slated to end on March 28.
The form of Khawaja and Warner's looming return have complicated the situation. The most likely outcome is Khawaja will bat at first drop but Finch, having batted twice at number five during last year's ODI series in England, has vowed to do whatever is best for the team, cricket.com.au...