[5] Finn played for Manchester Originals in the inaugural season of The Hundred, where he set a record for the most runs conceded in the competition - fifty-one from his fifteen deliveries.

In February and March 2010, he was part of the England Lions team to tour the United Arab Emirates, earning selection with a solid 2009 season of 53 wickets at 30.64.

[10][11] After an impressive start to the County season, including a 14-wicket match haul, he was chosen again to face Bangladesh, this time in England.

In doing so he was compared to Angus Fraser and Glenn McGrath by many media pundits, although he also worried them by frequently falling over in his follow-through.

Finn was quietly effective; though he did not bowl as much as fellow pace-bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad, he picked up 13 wickets at an average of 22.92.

[14] Chosen for the first Test at the Gabba in Brisbane, Finn took his first Ashes wicket catching Simon Katich off his own bowling.

Although he wasn't initially included in the limited overs squads, he was added as cover for the rested James Anderson for the two Twenty20 internationals and the first three ODI matches.

On 30 January 2011 he made his ODI debut taking 1/61 off his 10 overs and scoring 35 runs as number 11 with a late flurry at the end of England's innings in a partnership of 53 with James Anderson.

Having been dropped from the Test side during the Ashes, Finn faced competition from fast bowlers such as Bresnan and Shahzad to break into the team.

An injury to James Anderson opened up a gap in England's bowling attack and Finn was chosen as his replacement.

When England toured India in October for five ODIs, senior fast bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad were absent, rested and injured respectively.

Finn bowled all of his ten overs in the final match of higher series, finishing with 2–47 as England lost by 95 runs.

After the tour Finn exploited a gap in England's international schedule to join Otago to gain experience.

Finn a gained his good form in the next game as he took 3–24, before finishing off with 2–42 to help England win the match by 4 wickets and wrap up the series.

Finn took 1–51 in the first innings before taking 2–30 in the second to help England win the match by 8 wickets and draw the series 1–1.

Finn kept his place for next match and bowled well in e first innings, taking 4–75, including the wickets of Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis.

Finn was not required to bowl in the second innings as James Anderson and Stuart Broad ripped through the New Zealand batting line up.

[30] Following work on his bowling action and a return to form with Middlesex, Finn was recalled to the England side for the Test series against India.

Finn was selected in the T20 side and again bowled well, taking figures of 1–28 to help England secure a narrow win.

He was less impressive in the next match, finishing with figures of 0–61 in 9.4 overs, as Sri Lanka hit the winning runs off his bowling.

He took figures of 2–65 in the next match against Australia, although England lost the game, meaning they had to beat India to qualify for the final.

In his first over, Finn took the wicket of Steve Smith, rated the number one batsman in the world in the ICC Player Rankings.

During Australia's second innings, Finn again claimed the prized wickets of both Smith and Clarke, as well as his best figures of 6/79 that ripped through the Australian middle order en route to his player of the match honour.

After being ruled out of the tour of Pakistan through injury, Finn returned to the Test side for the series against South Africa.

After being dropped for the second Test he returned for the third match and took his first two wickets of the series, finishing with figures of 2–38 in England's second innings as they recorded a 141 run victory.

Finn picked up an injury in Pakistan's second innings after bowling just two balls, and England went on to lose the match by ten wickets.

On 4 June 2017, Finn was called for the England squad for 2017 ICC Champions Trophy as the replacement for injured Chris Woakes.

[31] Writing in 2012 during England's tour of the UAE where they faced Pakistan, ESPNcricinfo journalist, George Dobell wrote of Finn He has pace and height.

He has maintained a horrid, nagging length that has left batsmen unsure whether to play forward or back, he has nipped the ball both ways off the seam and gained some swing.

[32] This ultimately caused controversy during the 2012 South Africa tour of England: after the South African batsmen complained of being distracted, the umpire decided to use a provision within the Laws to call a dead ball whenever Finn broke the stumps – with the first such call negating a wicket-taking delivery.