Aussies catching disease an issue: Finch

Australia's cricketers are suffering a contagious disease - it's catching.

Twenty20 captain Aaron Finch has lamented Australia's dropped catches in consecutive losses to India.

The tourists on Tuesday night downed Australia by 37 runs in the T20 series opener in Adelaide - the home side turfed two catches.

The loss followed India's win in the final one-day international in Sydney on Saturday night - when the Australians dropped three catches.

After the T20 loss, when Australia was bowled out for 151 in reply to India's 3-188 at Adelaide Oval, Finch said catching was a problem that needed rectifying.

"We didn't help ourself with our catching, it is something that we have seriously got to look at," he said.

"It is two games in a row now, in two different formats, that has let us down."

While identifying a catching problem, Finch believed a solution was close at hand.

"At the end of the day, no-one means to drop them," he said.

"Everyone trains hard, everyone caught them beautifully at practice.

"It's just one of those things that is a little bit contagious at the moment.

"All you need is someone to pull off a half-chance and everyone is back up and about again."

The Australians now travel to Melbourne to prepare for what becomes a must-win on Friday night to keep the three-game T20 series alive.

The final game will be played in Sydney on Sunday.