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Bailey eager to find a death bowler

George Bailey believes finding bowlers who can restrict runs at the death will be one of the keys for Australia as they prepare for the 2014 World Twenty20

29-Jan-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Ugly finish just 'heat of the moment'

The Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews and his Australia counterpart George Bailey have played down the ugly scenes at the end of the second Twenty20

28-Jan-2013•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Mathews rejoices in 'electric' fielding

Electric was the right word to describe Sri Lanka's fielding in their opening Twenty20 victory, and the articulate Angelo Mathews found it

26-Jan-2013•Daniel Brettig

Clarke sprains ankle at training

Australia's captain Michael Clarke is an unlikely starter for Wednesday's fifth ODI against Sri Lanka in Hobart after suffering a sprained ankle in a training mishap

22-Jan-2013•Daniel Brettig and Brydon Coverdale

Bailey could be 'flipping burgers'

George Bailey could be "working in a coalmine or flipping burgers at McDonald's" if not for the money poured into cricket by Channel Nine, according to the network's executive producer of cricket, Brad McNamara

17-Jan-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Hughes sets up huge Australia win

B-team, hey? An Australian outfit led by George Bailey and featuring three debutants did what sides captained by Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke and Shane Watson have not managed to do in the past three ODIs against Sri Lanka at the MCG: win

11-Jan-2013•The Report by Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Will a crowd show up for weaker Australia?

With a depleted Australian side, and dwindling crowds at ODI matches in the country, the upcoming series may further struggle to bring in the crowds

10-Jan-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Bailey bristles over 'B-team' talk

George Bailey is one of the more amiable men in Australian cricket, and certainly one of the most straight-talking, but don't suggest to him that he will be leading a B-grade side into the first ODI against Sri Lanka on Friday

10-Jan-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Hughes, Khawaja tip out Hussey

Michael Hussey will not get his desired ODI farewell at least partly to keep Usman Khawaja and Phillip Hughes away from the Twenty20 Big Bash League ahead of the India tour, the national selector John Inverarity has admitted

05-Jan-2013•Daniel Brettig

Bailey set to lead in Clarke's stead

With Shane Watson, David Warner and Matthew Wade unavailable, George Bailey may step in as specialist captain in the ODIs at the MCG on January 11 and Adelaide Oval on January 13

05-Jan-2013•Daniel Brettig

Third umpire interventions thrown out in mid-season

Fierce player opposition has spurred a rapid Cricket Australia back-flip over the use of a third umpire intervention system in domestic limited overs games

28-Nov-2012•Daniel Brettig

Hampshire turn to George Bailey

George Bailey, Australia's Twenty20 captain, will play for Hampshire as their overseas player in 2013

22-Nov-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Shocking and embarrassing' system may be short-lived

Third umpire interventions currently used in the domestic limited overs competition and the BBL may be on the way to being scrapped at season's end

15-Nov-2012•Daniel Brettig

Bulls win with a ball to spare

Usman Khawaja and Nathan Reardon provided the bookends to a successful chase as Queensland prevailed over Tasmania with one ball to spare

14-Nov-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Hussey ton sets up Victoria win

A 77-ball century from David Hussey set Victoria on the path to victory in a high-scoring match against Tasmania at the MCG

28-Oct-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

West Indies muscle defies tricky pitch

Chris Gayle led a West Indies onslaught that floored Australia and set up a total beyond the West Indies' wildest imagination

05-Oct-2012•Andrew Fernando in Colombo

Watson's dominance is absolute

Shane Watson, who has yet to have a failure in this tournament, will be tested by Ajmal & Co when Australia takes on Pakistan in Colombo

01-Oct-2012•Andrew Fernando

Watson 'almost the complete cricketer' - Bailey

After three successive Man-of-the-Match awards at the World Twenty20, Bailey has called Watson "almost the complete cricketer" and said there is no reason why he cannot continue his incredible run against South Africa

29-Sep-2012•Abhishek Purohit in Colombo

Not over-dependent on Watson - Bailey

George Bailey does not think Australia are over-dependent on Shane Watson, after the allrounder weighed in with bat and ball in both group-stage victories

27-Sep-2012•Abhishek Purohit in Colombo

Improvement outshines series result - Bailey

Australia's captain George Bailey believes a crushing victory over Pakistan in the final match has provided strong momentum heading into the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka

11-Sep-2012•Daniel Brettig

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