Bailey will relinquish the reins if regular skipper Michael Clarke, as
expected, proves his fitness for the Bangladesh game on Feb. 21 after
coming back from hamstring surgery.
A more bitter pill to swallow for Bailey will be losing his place in a side crammed with batting talent after his recent struggles.
Bailey has not surpassed 25 in his past seven one-day international innings, though he scored a couple of 40s during the warmup matches. "I don't think I will, but that's fine," Bailey told reporters in Melbourne on Friday when asked what he would need to do to keep his spot.
"I think it's a pretty basic equation there. So what will be will be. I think it's great that (Clarke's) on track. Certainly from the initial time of his injury, I think he's done a remarkable job to get back in time.''
"To even have murmurs of him playing in this game, to be available for the next game, which was always the plan, I think he's done a great job." With Clarke suffering a succession of injuries in recent years, vice captain Bailey has led the one-day team with aplomb, securing recent series victories against South Africa late last year and in the triangular tournament with England and India.
The 32-year-old Tasmanian's calm, effective leadership was enough for selectors to stick with him as the first one-day deputy at the World Cup, rather than promote in-form batsman Steven Smith, who assumed the captaincy of the test side when Clarke was sidelined during the India series.
A more bitter pill to swallow for Bailey will be losing his place in a side crammed with batting talent after his recent struggles.
Bailey has not surpassed 25 in his past seven one-day international innings, though he scored a couple of 40s during the warmup matches. "I don't think I will, but that's fine," Bailey told reporters in Melbourne on Friday when asked what he would need to do to keep his spot.
"I think it's a pretty basic equation there. So what will be will be. I think it's great that (Clarke's) on track. Certainly from the initial time of his injury, I think he's done a remarkable job to get back in time.''
"To even have murmurs of him playing in this game, to be available for the next game, which was always the plan, I think he's done a great job." With Clarke suffering a succession of injuries in recent years, vice captain Bailey has led the one-day team with aplomb, securing recent series victories against South Africa late last year and in the triangular tournament with England and India.
The 32-year-old Tasmanian's calm, effective leadership was enough for selectors to stick with him as the first one-day deputy at the World Cup, rather than promote in-form batsman Steven Smith, who assumed the captaincy of the test side when Clarke was sidelined during the India series.
Source: ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 and Cricket News Today
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