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What do you make of George Bailey?

Imagine Misbah and Bailey batting together. Run for your lives :akhtar
 
Going by the A team and Inverarity's comments he will be playing in Brisbane.

I also get the slight feeling that it's no longer impossible for Clarke to be sacked depending on Australia's performance.
 
Definitely better than Hussey in ODIs. Now that is quite a praise because hus himself was such a top player.

Add to that he has captained the side well. If you can average 50 in ODIs, you should be able to average around 45 in tests
 
1,000 ODI Runs for George Bailey in 2013

Bailey is the top run scorer now in ODIs this year with 1,038 runs in 19 innings with a Strike Rate of 98+. Misbah second with 961 runs in 21 innings.


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Re: George Bailey

Kiwi said:
Not yet plus it's really easy to bat these days.
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Hussey is not from 80s. He played in post 2000 era as well accumulating runs. While i don't think Bailey is as good as Hussey yet , still you gotta applaud his amazing consistency.
 
Thanks WebGuru :)

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He really is in beast mode. I would love to see him get a hundred.
 
leatherface58 said:
Hussey is not from 80s. He played in post 2000 era as well accumulating runs. While i don't think Bailey is as good as Hussey yet , still you gotta applaud his amazing consistency.
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Hussey didn't play on the same tracks with 2 new balls.
 
Convict said:
Going by the A team and Inverarity's comments he will be playing in Brisbane.

I also get the slight feeling that it's no longer impossible for Clarke to be sacked depending on Australia's performance.
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Bailey or Watto (Ponting praised him) the next Australian captain?
 
Kiwi said:
Bailey or Watto (Ponting praised him) the next Australian captain?
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Watto has no chance.

If they do choose to sack Clarke then it will be Bailey.

Only other option would be Rogers and that would only work for a one off test series.
 
Look at the list and one figure in particular sticks out...

I would take all of them over misbah. Without blinking
 
he has a decent average everywhere in the world

But if he plays on these pitches and against Indian bowling he might end up with an average of 60.

Seriously, Australia has scored an excess of 300 everytime this series. :facepalm:
 
Executioner said:
he has a decent average everywhere in the world

But if he plays on these pitches and against Indian bowling he might end up with an average of 60.

Seriously, Australia has scored an excess of 300 everytime this series. :facepalm:
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That's extended t20s for ya :afridi

Unfortunately for Pakistan Hafeez can't carry his t20 form into them :hafeez
 
True

but unlike misbah he does not come to bat when the team is 7 for 3 :shakib

misbah does what his teams need. so does Bailey but does better
 
True

but unlike misbah he does not come to bat when the team is 7 for 3 :shakib

misbah does what his teams need. so does Bailey but in a more convincing fashion.
 
Kiwi said:
That's extended t20s for ya :afridi

Unfortunately for Pakistan Hafeez can't carry his t20 form into them :hafeez
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depends if you are playing in India or not. These are real pattas like the 1st test match pitch between us.

Hafeez is an ordinary batsman. Averaging below 30 batting at the top in the 2 formats is just woeful given that Pakistan team don't often play on a minefield.
 
1094 runs in 19 innings with an average of 68 and strike rate of 100 including 2 centuries , 8 fifties, 30 sixes and a highest score of 156 this year. This man is unstoppable

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Seems in rampant form at the moment, seems to have come from nowhere to pretty much become aussies main aussie ODI batsmen now.
 
Amjid Javed said:
Seems in rampant form at the moment, seems to have come from nowhere to pretty much become aussies main aussie ODI batsmen now.
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Played australia domestic for a long time and his stats aren't amazing. Selectors must have seen something in him though because hes been on fire in international cricket.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Congrats to the Aussies, awesome from Watson & Bailey !
I can feel a test spot for Bailey.
He is the most improved player in world cricket</p>— Shane Warne (@warne888) <a href="https://twitter.com/warne888/statuses/395526353065635840">October 30, 2013</a></blockquote>
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So the knives are out after just one innings.

He took time to establish himself in ODIs as well, give him this full series and see.

I reckon he will come good no doubt.
 
Knives aren't out just yet :p but there is no doubt that he has come because of the amount of runs he has scored in India. He has a first class average of below 40 but then he has pushed above his weight so far in international cricket. Bailey will be fun to watch but every failure..... and his runs made in India won't be looked back with a lot of fondness.
 
Should not have been selected for this Test. Has a horrible record at the Gabba. I think he'll do well if he's given a full series.
 
I said a few times over the past fortnight that this was a poor decision. I thought he deserved a shot but he returned to shield cricket and was worked over by all the shield bowlers. I remember saying that Broad would have his measure.

Doolan was the proper decision but we all know that more than just batting played into Bailey's selection
 
Bailey is not ready for the grind of Test cricket yet. So is Steven smith.

Hughes and Doolan may be.
 
Bailey needs to be given a couple of test 1st to prove his worth but in the end is this another micheal bevan situation? Where he ends up a ODI specalist?
 
style_guru said:
Bailey is not ready for the grind of Test cricket yet. So is Steven smith.

Hughes and Doolan may be.
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Hughes did just score 200 but he's an opening batsman. He bats in the top 3 or not at all.

Though I'm not sure why Watto has such a hold in the top order.
 
Convict said:
Hughes did just score 200 but he's an opening batsman. He bats in the top 3 or not at all.

Though I'm not sure why Watto has such a hold in the top order.
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Rogers is at the fag end of his career. He is at best a stop gap arrangement.

Hughes may look ugly, but by no means should be below Bailey and Smith in the pecking order. I would have him in the line up instead of either Bailey or Smith.
 
10sion said:
Knives aren't out just yet :p but there is no doubt that he has come because of the amount of runs he has scored in India. He has a first class average of below 40 but then he has pushed above his weight so far in international cricket. Bailey will be fun to watch but every failure..... and his runs made in India won't be looked back with a lot of fondness.
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That's not the only reason. He is seen as a leader and someone who lifts his game in the clutch and is able to grind runs out if needed. He didn't do any of that today but early days yet. I wasn't in favour of his being selected on the basis of what is a pretty mediocre FC record but I'm prepared to give him a go as after one innings he's not quite an Imran Farhat yet. But if he has a woeful series we can all call him a shytehound!
 
Convict said:
Hughes did just score 200 but he's an opening batsman. He bats in the top 3 or not at all.

Though I'm not sure why Watto has such a hold in the top order.
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Probably because it's the only place he has scored any runs. He's been woeful everywhere else.

As for Hughes, I have a feeling all the shunting around has wrecked his career. He has been very poorly managed by the boffins in charge.
 
Convict said:
Hughes did just score 200 but he's an opening batsman. He bats in the top 3 or not at all.

Though I'm not sure why Watto has such a hold in the top order.
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Watson will always be picked while hes seen as a so called all-rounder. Personally i dont think hes good enough to be batting in top 4 of the Aussie side, He should be batting 6/7 more realistically.
 
OZGOD said:
Probably because it's the only place he has scored any runs. He's been woeful everywhere else.

As for Hughes, I have a feeling all the shunting around has wrecked his career. He has been very poorly managed by the boffins in charge.
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They just need to let him bat. As opener. Hughes has 3 centuries as an opener at 24 years of age. 2 in SA, one in SL. That's not bad going. He can get better while with Watson etc. that's as good as they're gonna get pretty much. And Watson has three centuries in his entire career.

Maybe Hughes isn't perfect, but no other upcoming Australian batsman has shown his worth at this level. Khawaja's done nothing. Smith's been OK, but hasn't impressed me as much as Hughes.

Not to mention Hughes as I've said before many times is difficult to get out when he's got himself in.
 
I have serious concerns about the path he took that got him selected and serious doubts about his ability to succeed at test level but at the same once a bloke is selected he deserves more than one innings before we label him a dud.

Christ he still looked better today than our two most capped batsmen.
 
Amjid Javed said:
Watson will always be picked while hes seen as a so called all-rounder. Personally i don't think hes good enough to be batting in top 4 of the Aussie side, He should be batting 6/7 more realistically.
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Issue is watson really hasn't been an allrounder the last couple of years, last two years he averages about 12 overs a test and has taken just 9 wickets in two years.

That's a handy part time bowlers stats not an all rounder.
 
trogger said:
I have serious concerns about the path he took that got him selected and serious doubts about his ability to succeed at test level but at the same once a bloke is selected he deserves more than one innings before we label him a dud.

Christ he still looked better today than our two most capped batsmen.
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Agree with all of this. But that innings wont get rid of the doubts on him at Test level as being not quite that standard.
 
Do agree with Trogger and Random Aussie on Bailey.
He was selected so should get at least two tests.

But it was problematic in that he performed and got out in exactly the way I thought he would.

Would
 
Mamoon_ said:
So the knives are out after just one innings.

He took time to establish himself in ODIs as well, give him this full series and see.

I reckon he will come good no doubt.
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Do you have anything to back up to say he will "come good" ??

He looked completley all at sea yesterday.

There is a big difference between Test and ODI matches on flat pitches. Ian Chappell highlighted the obvious technical flaws he had outside off stump a few weeks, so it showed yeaterday.

He is a nice chap and done extremely well in the limited overs format but I think he will struggle at this level.
 
Random Aussie said:
Agree with all of this. But that innings wont get rid of the doubts on him at Test level as being not quite that standard.
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Yea. Given the doubts and the knockers what he has to do is far exceed expectation, to turn that perception around.
 
How Do You Rate George Bailey ?

He first came to my attention in 2012 during the Aussie`s tour of UAE.The first ODI and Pakistani spinners were running amok the Australian batting lineup.Wickets had fallen and dots were building up as one batsman after another came and went.Then came George Bailey.He started his innings in similar fashion and crawled to less than 5 runs off 20 balls.I thought if this fine fellow sticks about,Pakistan may have a chance of defending this ~188 run target.
Then in no time he had got a run a ball fifty in his partnership with Maxwell and the funny thong was,he hardly hit any boundaries.He remained somewhat of a thorn in the side throughout the series.

So,what do you make if him-is he a quite run machine or a stone waller like Misbah ?
 
Bailey suspended for second minor over-rate offence

Bailey suspended for second minor over-rate offence

Warner fined 50 per cent of his match fee for conduct contrary to spirit of the game

Australia captain George Bailey has been suspended for one ODI and fined 20 per cent of his match fee, while his players have been fined 10 per cent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate during Australia’s One-Day International against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.

Andy Pycroft of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees imposed the suspension on Bailey after Australia was ruled to be one over short of its target at the end of the match when time allowances were taken into consideration.

As Bailey had previously been found guilty of a minor over-rate offence in One-Day Internationals within the last 12 months, this offence constituted his second minor over-rate offence for the purposes of the ICC Code of Conduct. Bailey pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing.

In accordance with Article 2.5.1 and Appendix 2 of the ICC Code of Conduct, which deals with minor over-rate offences, in the case of a second minor over rate offence in the same format of the game within 12 months, the captain receives a one match suspension and is fined 20 per cent of his match fee, while the players are fined 10 per cent of their match fees for each over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time.

As such, Bailey has been suspended from Australia’s next ODI, which is against England and will be played in Hobart on Friday 23 January.

In another incident, David Warner has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee after committing a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct.

Warner admitted to a breach of Article 2.1.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which provides that an offence will be committed where a player engages in “… conduct that either : (a) is contrary to the spirit of the game; or (b) brings the game into disrepute”.

The incident happened on the last ball of the 22nd over when Warner approached India batsman Rohit Sharma and confronted him aggressively after the batsmen had taken a run from an over-throw. The Australian had to be withdrawn from the confrontation by both the on-field umpires.

Warner accepted the offence and the proposed sanction, and therefore a formal hearing was not required.

Both the charges were laid by on-field umpires Kumar Dharmasena and John Ward, third umpire Mick Martell and fourth official Simon Fry.
 
So Smith gets to Captain.

Good opportunity for Marsh to stake his claim
 
Why didn't bad boy Warner bad mouth the referee too? I wonder.

"Warner accepted the offence and the proposed sanction, and therefore a formal hearing was not required."
 
Swanny said:
Result of playing 4 specialist seamers + watto.
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I don't buy that excuse. Doesn't matter what bowling line up or whether Clarke, Smith, Ponting or Bailey is captain we are always poor with the over rate. Does this mean Bailey gets two matches next time?
 
It just baffles me that teams cannot finish their overs on time. More severe punishments should be mete out. If I'm not wrong, in the Australian first class games, the over rate is 16 per hour making it 96 overs in a day. How are first class teams bowling 16 vers per hour but interntaional teams cannot. Teams should be made to speed up or deal with heavy crckdowns.
 
Fire Bird said:
It just baffles me that teams cannot finish their overs on time. More severe punishments should be mete out. If I'm not wrong, in the Australian first class games, the over rate is 16 per hour making it 96 overs in a day. How are first class teams bowling 16 vers per hour but interntaional teams cannot. Teams should be made to speed up or deal with heavy crckdowns.
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the shield boys shut up and do their jobs
 
Convict said:
the shield boys shut up and do their jobs
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Yes. No time for :41: when you have to bowl 16 overs per hour. Also they probably dont set exotic (read stupid) fields every over and have long chats with the bowler.
 
Yeah, it was taking so long for the Aussie bowlers to even complete one over. Next time he needs to be punished more severely.
 
Steven Smith to captain Australia on Friday

Cricket Australia today announced that Steven Smith will captain Australia in Friday’s Carlton Mid ODI Tri-Series match against England at Blundstone Arena in Hobart.

Smith’s appointment was made following approval by the CA Board of Directors to a recommendation by the National Selection Panel.

Smith replaces George Bailey, who is suspended for Friday’s match as punishment for the team maintaining a slow over-rate during Australia’s four-wicket victory against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.

Smith will become Australia’s 22nd One-Day International captain, although he led the side in three of the four Tests of the Commonwealth Bank Test series against India in December and January.

National Selector Rodney Marsh said: “Steven’s appointment was a straightforward decision given the excellent impression he made in charge of the side during the Commonwealth Bank Test series when he stepped in for the injured Michael Clarke.

“It is unfortunate for George Bailey that he will miss the match in his home state but in Steven we have a dynamic player who leads from the front, by example, and we look forward to him doing so again on Friday.”

Shaun Marsh and Cameron White have been added to the Australia squad for Friday’s match, in place of Bailey and David Warner, with the latter resting following the hamstring soreness he reported at the start of the series.

Australia Coach Darren Lehmann emphasised the need for the team to improve its over-rate in the wake of Bailey’s suspension.

“We have bowled too many wides and we have been too slow between the overs,” he said. “We have got to get better at that.

“We should be able to get through the overs in three-and-a-half hours with no dramas but we have been too slow.

“I have spoken with the players quite firmly as we do not want that happening. We want to get through our overs, play an up-tempo game and make sure we are entertaining the people who are coming to watch in the right timeframe,” he added.

Josh Hazlewood is resting minor soreness in his left heel and Mitchell Johnson is missing the trip to Hobart for personal reasons and so a squad of 12 players will be on duty for the match.

The squad is: Steven Smith (captain), Patrick Cummins, Xavier Doherty, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Brad Haddin, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Gurinder Sandhu, Mitchell Starc, Shane Watson, Cameron White.

Media and radio opportunities 21-22 January

The squad will assemble in Hobart from Wednesday 21 January.
 
Random Aussie said:
Yeah, nah. Old and not good enough.
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it's a world cup.

Voges would provide more of a middle order option than Shaun Marsh.

Actually not that sure why Marsh was brought in. In one day cricket he has to open or bat at 3 and there are no spots available there.

Voges' bowling is also better than White's
 
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