Finch enjoys tight ODI contests

Despite being one of the many beneficiaries of the run fests that have dominated one-day cricket in recent years, Australia opener Aaron Finch concedes there’s an argument for tailoring the 50-over game to produce more low-scoring contests.

Australia cruised to their second-consecutive chase of more than 300 runs at the Gabba on Friday night, their successful pursuit of 309 for victory coming just three days after they reeled in 310 in Perth.

Australia's run chase in Brisbane followed the same almost predictable path from the opening match of the series; the required run rate hovered between 6.5 and 7 runs an over for the most of the innings, a task once thought near impossible but one that now is considered manageable by most teams around the world. 

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The recent dominance of bat over ball in one-day cricket has been widely attributed to a combination of flat pitches, powerful bats and strong batsmen, while Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar this week had the white ball in his sights, suggesting the more responsive pink ball should at least be trialled in limited overs matches.

Fielding restrictions have also played a role, with the International Cricket Council relaxing rules after last year's World Cup to now allow five fielders outside the circle during the final 10 overs.

While Finch, his batsman’s hat firmly in place, smiled and delivered a very firm "no" when asked if he wanted to see a fairer contest between bat and ball, he admitted low-scoring one-day matches - like Australia's thrilling one-wicket loss to New Zealand in Auckland during last year's World Cup - often provided a more entertaining contest.

"There is an argument for that," Finch said after scoring 71 in Australia's seven-wicket win at the Gabba. 

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"I haven't thought too much about the pink ball or anything like that but I think that people love seeing runs and it's still entertaining. 

"I must say, when I was growing up and was watching cricket and even still watching it now, when you see a chase of 200 on a wicket that has got a bit in it, they tend to be more exciting games.

"Like the game we played against New Zealand in the World Cup over there. We didn't get many and it was a really tight contest because the ball is swinging, it is seaming and there's all those things happening.

"I certainly don't want to see the wickets juiced up or anything like that, but I know what you're saying. There is an argument for it.

"But how? They've got two new balls; is that a good thing or is that a bad thing (because) it takes out reverse thing? I'm not exactly sure.

"But at the end of the day people want to see runs and so do I."

The predictability of large run chases in benign conditions can be magnified by bigger grounds in Australia, which allow batsmen to score a lower percentage of their runs in boundaries and make up difference with a high percentage of singles, twos and threes.

The Australians scored 134 singles in Perth and 115 in Brisbane, while they have also hustled for 44 twos and 10 threes across the two matches.

Australia’s ability at the Gabba to manipulate the field and run hard meant they weren't required to resort to more aggressive hitting late in the innings, cruising home with an over to spare.

"We've always got confidence that we can chase down any total," Finch said.

"When you're looking at a chase of 309 and 308, you still do have to bat unbelievably well.

"But especially here at the Gabba, we know that the ground is so big so you might have to skin the cat a bit of a different way.

"There's not so much of a power game where you can make up 12 an over by just hitting sixes ... like you can somewhere that has got really short boundaries.

"So you do have to adapt your game slightly and make it more of a running game.

"You are still going to pick up the boundaries but at the same time you have to be quite creative in how you chase it.

"But chasing 300 is still never easy. We do back ourselves and we're doing it at the moment."

With the modern theory that 300 is the new 250 now proved twice in three days, India skipper MS Dhoni has vowed his side will go harder in the remainder of the series as they seek scores upwards of 330.

"The position we're in in the series right now, we'll have to score more runs and definitely we'll go hard," he said ahead of game three in Melbourne on Sunday.

"But at the same time you have to realise how hard you want to go.

"So that's something that's in our mind and hopefully in the next game we'll come out and play a bit more freely because we know we have to score more runs.

"Or we'll win the toss and we'll field first and chase a total."