Surrey sign Finch as Sangakkara cover

Surrey have signed Australia batsman Aaron Finch as cover for Kumar Sangakkara while he is at the Caribbean Premier League. Finch, who has previously played for Yorkshire, is expected to be available from July 2, when Surrey begin a Championship fixture against Warwickshire.

Sangakkara is Surrey's main overseas signing for 2016 but has been named as one of the marquee players in this year's CPL draft, which will be held next week. The CPL is due to run for six weeks from the end of June until the beginning of August, a particularly busy time of the English season when Surrey have fixtures in all three formats.

I think Finch is a sound, safe and calculated pick from Surrey, and will fill that role, without making much of a major impact, so I can see why he's been picked.

In a straight comparison between the two, Sangakkara would win hands down but Finch is a reliable understudy and that's all Surry need.