Adelaide, Oct. 26 -- Australia cricket captain Aaron Finch has passed a fitness test and will play against Sri Lanka in Sunday's first of three Twenty20 matches.

Finch had been battling back spasms and a side strain which kept him out of domestic first-class and one-day matches over the past week.

But after batting in the nets on Saturday at Adelaide Oval, Finch says he's fine to lead Australia in the opening match of the men's international summer.

"I was a bit worried about throwing yesterday," he said. "It didn't progress all that quickly but ... the last three days it has been really good. I feel confident to go."

Sunday's match marks the start of Australia's preparations for the Twenty20 World Cup to be held in Australia from mid...