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THE man who helped launch George Bailey's career believes he is ready for an Ashes baptism after watching the Tasmanian plunder 318 runs in 10 days.
Victorian coach Greg Shipperd says Test selectors can no longer ignore Bailey, who submitted an emphatic claim for Australia's No.6 slot with another dominant display in India.
Currently skippering Australia in the seven-match one-day series, Bailey blasted 98 from 94 balls on Wednesday, his third half-century in four matches after scores of 85, 92 not out and 43.
Bailey is averaging 106 in the series at a strike-rate of 111, figures that have seen his career one-day average rise to 53.04 after 33 matches.
Left-handed duo Shaun Marsh and Usman Khawaja are other contenders but Bailey clearly has the hot hand to clinch a baggy green debut in the first Test against England at the Gabba.
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Shipperd was calling the shots at Tasmania when he spotted a teenage Bailey at a nets session in Launceston. Some 12 years later, having watched Bailey grow into a leader of men, Shipperd urged the national panel to blood the 31-year-old at the Gabba on November 21.
"He's ready for Test cricket," said Shipperd, the former Western Australia and Tasmania batsman who scored 6806 first-class runs at 42.27 from 1977-91.
"Half the battle revolves around your decisions and how confident and comfortable you are in your game.
"At this moment, I wouldn't have thought George could be any more confident with how his game is progressing.
"It is always a challenge at the next level but he's playing as well as Khawaja and Marsh. George is certainly capable of fulfilling a role at No.6 for Australia for some time."
Shipperd says Bailey's first-class average of 38.29 from 96 games with 14 centuries does not do justice to his ability.
He is equally impressed by the qualities that can't be measured: Bailey's attitude, work ethic and temperament.
"George's temperament has always been really sound," Shipperd said. "He is an engaging team player, he understands leadership and he is someone who fits beautifully into a dressing room.
"I was George's first coach many years ago now. I remember him training in Launceston at a centre-wicket practice and as I watched you could see he had oodles of skill and talent.
"He was a bit of a tennis player at that time, his family were heavily involved in tennis, but Tasmania were on the lookout for cricket talent and George jumped out at me. I've watched his career with interest ever since and while he's had to bide his time, he wouldn't let Australia down in the Test arena."
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