George Bailey on Sunday stepped down as Australia’s Twenty20 captain, saying that he wants to focus on his Test career.
‘George Bailey has resigned as Australia’s Twenty20 captain, citing a desire to focus on first-class cricket,’ Cricket Australia said in a statement.
Bailey has handed in his notice as captain of the national Twenty20 team as he eyes a possible return to Test ranks through improved red-ball performances and Australia look to rebuild ahead of the 2016 World Twenty20 in India.
Bailey will sit out of the sole T20 international on Australia’s tour of the UAE next month, as well as the three KFC T20s against South Africa in November with a new skipper to be appointed by Cricket Australia in coming weeks.