AARON Finch's inclusion in Yorkshire's Twenty20 team will make facing the Vikings a scary proposition, according to Rich Pyrah.

The explosive Australian batsman arrived in Leeds on Saturday night ahead of his return from two months out with a torn left hamstring to face Northamptonshire at Headingley next Sunday.

He will team up with compatriot and close mate Glenn Maxwell as the county's two overseas players in the NatWest T20 Blast competition.

It will be Finch's second spell with Yorkshire after playing ten matches last year and hitting two scores in the 80s, against Lancashire at Emirates Old Trafford and Nottinghamshire at Headingley.

All-rounder Pyrah said: "He's a world-class player; a World Cup winner. To have him at the top of the order, Maxwell at five and hopefully Gary Ballance at six, something like that, is a formidable batting line-up.

"Opponents will be fearing us now with that team. It's exciting.

"He didn't get the runs that he probably should have – but he's keen to make up for that this year, so watch out.

"It's probably a good time for Finchy to come in for us. It's the middle of the season and it will give us a bit of a lift and kick us on a bit more."

Yorkshire have adopted a far more aggressive approach to their Twenty20 cricket this summer following years of under-achievement.

Pyrah revealed that Finch has played a major part in changing the players' mindset.

"What he brought to our team last year, and what we've learnt from it, was immense," he said.

"He's Australia's Twenty20 captain and to have him on the field was brilliant.

"He's played a lot in the Big Bash, which we all watch, and a lot of international cricket.

"His aggressive approach in the field was something that we've never done. We'd always look to squeeze in the middle of an innings but he was saying 'no, we need to take wickets. In Twenty20 cricket, we need to take wickets'.

"It's a typical Aussie attitude and it's something that we've really learnt from and have attacked all the way through this time.

"That's how they play in the Big Bash – and if we are going to compete with the biggest teams in the world by getting one of the best leagues in the world, that's how we are going to have to play our cricket."