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[joeljonno]

Bailey surely wont play another test

Difficult to change a winning team...

[Manormanic]

Bailey surely wont play another test

Hard to drop him if they win 5-0, even though he is nowhere near the required level.

[cricketbadger]

I agree but he isn't good enough

Hughes has scored plenty of runs, he'd replace Bailey and bat at 3, with Watson moving down to 6 in my ideal side for the SA series

[Steveo1000]

Takes a young 22 year old to show the experienced English bowlers how to take wickets... Shameful. Especially shameful that Anderson kicks the ball away like a spoilt brat.

Guys on here talk about Bailey and his sledging... Anderson sledges Haddin and gets carted, chucks a tantrum, kicks the ball away, drops a catch... If he concentrated on playing cricket maybe he wouldn't be throwing the game away to Australia.... Shocking display by Anderson and his ego today

Poor to compare Bailey and Anderson. Anderson is a proven, high quality test match performer who has had a poor series. Bailey is a nobody at this level and will not play test match cricket again after this series. Anderson has the right to have an ego, Bailey has not.

[Overdrive]

Poor to compare Bailey and Anderson. Anderson is a proven, high quality test match performer who has had a poor series. Bailey is a nobody at this level and will not play test match cricket again after this series. Anderson has the right to have an ego, Bailey has not.

Really...please explain?
Quite frankly he is acting like a child and he should be challenged on it. He's a grown man. He should grow a pair and start acting like one.
p.s. i say this as a Lancastrian.

[Steveo1000]

Really...please explain?
Quite frankly he is acting like a child and he should be challenged on it. He's a grown man. He should grow a pair and start acting like one.
p.s. i say this as a Lancastrian.

Ego, confidence, arrogance. Call it what you like, most top level sportsman have this and have the right to draw on it in order to drag them through the tough times. You earn the right to this level of ego, Bailey has not and should be more humble. I used to really like the bloke to be honest, I'm now happy his test match career is over.

[joeljonno]

Ego, confidence, arrogance. Call it what you like, most top level sportsman have this and have the right to draw on it in order to drag them through the tough times. You earn the right to this level of ego, Bailey has not and should be more humble. I used to really like the bloke to be honest, I'm now happy his test match career is over.

Bailey's Australian. They don't do humble very often. I think ego and sledging are two entirely different things.

Sledging is a verbal way to distract the batsman and can verge on intimidation and cheating if it is not kept to a respectable level.

Ego is thinking you are all that, whether you are or not.

Anderson, Broad, Warner are three off the top of my head with big egos.

[Manormanic]

Bailey's Australian. They don't do humble very often. I think ego and sledging are two entirely different things.

Sledging is a verbal way to distract the batsman and can verge on intimidation and cheating if it is not kept to a respectable level.

Lets face it, no one really thought he was in the side for his batting did they?

[Steveo1000]

Bailey's Australian. They don't do humble very often. I think ego and sledging are two entirely different things.

Sledging is a verbal way to distract the batsman and can verge on intimidation and cheating if it is not kept to a respectable level.

Ego is thinking you are all that, whether you are or not.

Anderson, Broad, Warner are three off the top of my head with big egos.

I agree to a point. Even at the lowest form of club cricket you have the players who are not good enough and sledge. Some have earned the right though and are well within their right to pass comment and use that to the teams advantage. Bailey is the first of those.
Warner and Broad I would agree with in terms of ego. Anderson is just super confident and a touch grumpy. I would agree however that is demeanour has not been great on this tour though.

[Overdrive]

Bailey's Australian. They don't do humble very often. I think ego and sledging are two entirely different things.

Sledging is a verbal way to distract the batsman and can verge on intimidation and cheating if it is not kept to a respectable level.

Ego is thinking you are all that, whether you are or not.

Anderson, Broad, Warner are three off the top of my head with big egos.

100% agree with you on this.
Ego doesnt win you games, faith in your ability does and that is very different to ego.

[Wooly]

Johnson hasn't bowled as well as his average suggests, Lyon's a clubbie, Smith isn't a good enough bat, Haddin's a tit, Bailey will never play another test (you are probably right there), Warner is a flat track bully with no brain cells.  Keep 'em coming fellas.

[Steveo1000]

Johnson hasn't bowled as well as his average suggests, Lyon's a clubbie, Smith isn't a good enough bat, Haddin's a tit, Bailey will never play another test (you are probably right there), Warner is a flat track bully with no brain cells.  Keep 'em coming fellas.
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Fair summary. Well done.

[Overdrive]

I agree to a point. Even at the lowest form of club cricket you have the players who are not good enough and sledge. Some have earned the right though and are well within their right to pass comment and use that to the teams advantage. Bailey is the first of those.
Warner and Broad I would agree with in terms of ego. Anderson is just super confident and a touch grumpy. I would agree however that is demeanour has not been great on this tour though.

Sledging is a team tactic though. Bailey usually stands the closest and therefore gets the job. It used to be the wicket keeper but stump mics put an end to that. Years ago it was seen as a challenge, now it causes offence 

Watched this brilliant clip recently with Big Merv Hughes and his exchange with Miandad

http://youtu.be/hKe-ugc-yTs

[joeljonno]

Johnson hasn't bowled as well as his average suggests, Lyon's a clubbie, Smith isn't a good enough bat, Haddin's a tit, Bailey will never play another test (you are probably right there), Warner is a flat track bully with no brain cells.  Keep 'em coming fellas.

Thank you for agreeing with us.

Add Wooly to the list of Aussie haters.

 

[Steveo1000]

Sledging is a team tactic though. Bailey usually stands the closest and therefore gets the job. It used to be the wicket keeper but stump mics put an end to that. Years ago it was seen as a challenge, now it causes offence 

Watched this brilliant clip recently with Big Merv Hughes and his exchange with Miandad

http://youtu.be/hKe-ugc-yTs

I agree it causes offence, especially from someone who is just not good enough which makes it more offensive.