'If he farts at the moment it’s a headline!'- Bailey explains Konstas absence

Australia selector George Bailey explains the omission of opener Sam Konstas from Australia's Ashes squad

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00:00I feel like at the moment if he farts it's a headline

00:03and there's a handful of young guys his age playing Shield cricket around the country

00:08and they're all learning and they're all going through a journey of becoming the best cricketer they can be

00:15and Sammy's no different than that he just happens to be doing it under what seems to be immense scrutiny at the moment

00:21we like the skill set there, confident that over the long run it'll continue to build out

00:27it's not going to be linear, no one's passage through their career is linear

00:32but the message is just to keep it simple and score runs and bat for as long and as helpful a way as you can for New South Wales