Former limited-overs captain George Bailey is set to be Australia’s new selector alongside coach Justin Langer and chairman Trevor Hohns.
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Bailey, 37, is still an active cricketer and plies his trade in the Big Bash League for Hobart Hurricanes and in the Sheffield Shield for Tasmania.
According to a report in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age , Bailey will not be the first active cricketer to be a national selector. Don Bradman and Michael Clarke have enjoyed the post while being captain of the national team.
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