George Bailey counts Shane Watson as key to success

George Bailey (L) and Shane Watson

The Australian skipper for the Twenty20 World Cup, George Bailey feels that the number 2 all-rounder in Twenty20 international rankings Shane Watson holds the key to success for Australia in the ongoing Twenty20 World Cup 2014 at Bangladesh.

“With about six overs to go in the Test, he really opened it up. There was an over where he bowled a couple of balls around 138 km/h. It’s pleasing to see he still has that up his sleeve. His value has always been that he can bowl at most stages of the game.”

“He’s taken the new ball for us at times, he’s bowled the 20th over for us in other games and everything in between,” Bailey said according to the Australian Associated Press.

George Bailey feels that the lack of part-time bowlers was the reason for Australia’s downfall in the 2012 edition of World T20 and he believes that with Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Finch, Cameron White and Brad Hodge, Australia have so many options.

“It’s something that I feel is the one area where we were probably a little bit weak on in the last World Cup. We just didn’t have the extra bowlers who could bust out one or two-over spells. In Bangladesh, we’ve got Cameron White who can bowl a few overs. Glenn Maxwell and Aaron Finch can bowl, as can Brad Hodge. It just gives you so many options and that’s always a handy thing to have,” Bailey concluded.