Honestly, I don't wish ill on people usually, but I wouldn't mind seeing this happen as an example of caution to other players.RE Finn... I totally get that it's his destiny to be a T20 hired gun, but I think this is a bit overconfident. He's not the finished product and he hasn't yet dominated a season in any respectable league outside the super smash (I watched some of big MLC innings and he was slashing it over third man half the time).
He'd have been better off keeping the contract and using international cricket to build a reputation and get consistent training time before making the jump in a few years imo, there's a pretty big chance of him fading out of the franchise scene if he doesn't hit a big season soon.
To be clear, there are no Finn Allens in New Zealand cricket. No one at any level, that I've heard of, has his ball striking ability. The last one we had was Gup, but Finn strikes it better when he's on (don't get that confused with being a good player, FYI). The difference between the two, is that Gup worked hard for everything he's got, he was raised by his Dad who was a workmanlike opening batting stalwart at club level, and was taught to eke out every bit of his talent through hard work. Finn, was not. His attitude sucks. He could be anything, and set himself up for life not only in franchise cricket but as a great of his generation and lead in the next wave of NZ cricketers, but instead he'll just accumulate a lot of frequent flyer miles and play a lot of meaningless games that mean **** all.
OK, here I am, sitting on my couch, all well and good for me to judge. But anyone who is old enough and wise enough to know what the meaning of a truly fulfilling life is, is that money isn't everything, and purpose is more what you'll reflect on when you're old and grey. I imagine Finn doesn't have a lot of good mentors around him, and is pretty naive/narrow-minded himself. Same as the LIV golfers, they're not there (most of them) when the majors come around, when the truly meaningful stuff happens. They sold their soul for money, and they'll potentially one day think it wasn't worth it. Maybe not.