Champion Tasmanian cricketer George Bailey discusses South Launceston, selecting teammates and his Test career after playing his last game in Thursday's BBL loss to Sydney Thunder.
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What's your favourite ground in Tassie?
Bellerive is just because of the memories that we've had there and winning premierships there. It's been a second home really - I've been in there every day for close on 18 or 19 years.
Do you have a favourite cricketing memory?
I've been asked that a bit recently and it's hard because I feel like I'm trying to split too many great ones.
I think winning things is always the pinnacle, both because of the day that it actually happens but also the hard work that's gone into building up and reminiscing through that season.
I'll let that go - it's hard to try and pick one favourite.
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Who's the Tassie player you won't be picking in the Australian side?
I don't want to rule any of them out. The way Jimmy Faulkner's moving at the moment he'll be lucky to get a game (laughing).
Hopefully no-one - that would be in an ideal world.
In an ideal world I hope I get to pick lots of the Tassie guys in the next few years.
Are you planning to stay around long enough in the role to pick your own son?
He still doesn't know if he's right or left-handed at the moment. No, I can guarantee I will not still be a selector when my son's playing.
What are your memories from hitting Jimmy Anderson for 28 off an over?
That series was really special to me and I didn't do particularly well in it, but Australia did so well and played so well.
That over - it was just a bit of a pot luck thing in many respects in that we were looking to declare and I think we'd beaten the English bowlers into submission.
It had been over 40 degrees every day at the WACA and they were absolutely exhausted and I got a bit lucky.
I should have batted like that the rest of the series, I don't know - every time I tried to bat I got out and every time I tried to slog it was alright so I should have done more of that.
Memories of playing at South Launceston?
Ian Young was a pretty formative coach - he was my coach there when I was in the under-16s teams.
A common theme I think of the coaches that I've respected throughout the years is that they teach you to play the game in the right way - teach you to play hard but play fair and always challenge you to get better and never rest on your laurels.
So he's a fond memory from South Launceston.
GEORGE BAILEY FILES
- Five Tests, 184 runs at 26.14, 10 catches. HS: 53, 50s: 1, 100s: 0
- 90 ODIs, 3044 runs at 40.58, 48 catches. HS: 156, 50s: 22, 100s: 3
- 30 T20Is, 473 runs at 24.89, 10 catches. HS: 63, 50s: 2, 100s: 0
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