ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 20: Aaron Finch, David Warner and Steve Smith of Australia sing the national anthem during the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup match between Australian and Pakistan at Adelaide Oval on March 20, 2015 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Aaron Finch is weighing up his future in the green and gold, with a focus on the upcoming BBL season front of mind for the current Australian T20 captain after the hosts bowed out of the World Cup tournament.

With time on his hands to make a decision on his career in the shortest format, an extended break on the international scene will pave the way for attention to be channelled towards the domestic competition.

"No, I'm not going to retire. Not just yet... I'll play Big Bash and see where we sit after that, but I'm still enjoying playing cricket, playing T20," Finch said, via ESPN.

"There's not another international T20 until August, so there's quite a long break.

"Still plenty of time to be able to weigh all that up. It's been a pretty good ride regardless of what happens."

Head coach Andrew McDonald spoke to the press stating the conversations surrounding retirement tend to be solved in due course with a mutual understanding often the way in most cases.

"Any time that you, I suppose, start to think about it then the end will be one day closer, there's no doubt about that," he said.

"I think the Big Bash will probably determine his future - how he goes there, his performances, how his body is holding up.

"His body has failed him here in terms of a hamstring strain that put him out of the World Cup...the next game is not until August next year so that gives him a lot of time to repair if he is willing to go on.
"If not, then I am sure that over the next couple of weeks he will have a think about that and call it a little bit similarly to what he did in the one-day international scene."
McDonald had zero excuses in response to Australia's super 12's exit from the T20 World Cup suggesting "we have only got ourselves to really blame," while forecasting changes to be made ahead of the next tournament on the big stage.
"There will be some natural turnover because of the gap and space and also the age profile of the team. So there will be some people that get some opportunities, albeit next August when we play T20 again."
In the meantime, Finch will commence his BBL campaign for the Melbourne Renegades on December 15, facing the Brisbane Heat in the season opener at Cazalys Stadium in Cairns.