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When Bailey took to the field after the game to shake hands with the Indian player, Healy was left confused at why the visitors complied with the gesture.
George Bailey (AFP Photo)
All’s fair in love and war. So, when Australia’s chairman of selectors, Geroge Bailey was seen shaking hands with Indian cricketers after their loss to the visitors in Perth, AUS legend Ian Healy was miffed at the gesture.
With the aid of skipper Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj, India bowled out the hosts, who were chasing a mammoth total of 534, with ease for 238 runs, to seal India’s second-biggest win margin against Australia in Tests and take the 1-0 lead in the series.
Jasprit Bumrah led the team by example from the front, scalping eight wickets while batters Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul helped India put on a show in the second innings to take the game away from the hosts.
The victory marked India’s biggest-ever away win (in terms of runs) by 295 runs in Perth even after getting bowled out for 150 in their first innings.
So, when Bailey took to the field after the game to shake hands with the Indian player, Healy was left confused at why the visitors complied with the gesture.
“He (Bailey) went out and shook hands with everyone, he did the whole shaking hands in a conga line,” Healy told SEN Cricket.
“I would be thinking if I’m an Indian cricketer, ‘What do I need to shake your hand for, you’re the chairman of selectors? I just want to hurry up and get this win celebrated’,” he added.
After suffering a heavy defeat to India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series opener, Australia have been hit by injury concern to star all-rounder Mitchell Marsh, who had been carrying a couple of niggles recently, in the lead up to the 2nd Test of the BGT in Adelaide.
According to a report in Fox Cricket, in the eventuality of Marsh not getting fully fit for the pink-ball Test that starts from December 6, Australia are likely to give uncapped allrounder Beau Webster a debut. He will likely be added to their Test squad as an injury cover.
In the first Test, it was opener Nathan McSweeney, who enjoyed success in first-class cricket, that took over the spot that Webster could have filled himself,
But, AUS head coach Andrew McDonald stated that neither of them has the experience of being an opener.
“I think there’s been enough players banging down the door. I feel as though we’ve got some depth there if called upon,” McDonald said.
“I think sometimes people look at the pure numbers of what’s happening in Shield cricket, but it’s sometimes hard to get a connection with the surfaces they’re playing on. So we feel as though we’ve got ample players available if called upon.”
