The former Australian captain George Bailey has been appointed as Chair of the National Election Panel, replacing Trevor Hohns who retired after two successful tasks, said Cricket Australia (CA) on Sunday.
Bailey joined the panel in February last year and took over as head voters before the World Cup Twenty20 this year, the gray house series against England and tours to sub-continents.
“I want to thank Trevor for his extraordinary work that has helped shape the success of Australian cricket for a long time, including during my days as a player and captain,” Bailey said, who played.
“In what can be a challenging job, Trevor is always calm, consistent and easily approachable.” Likewise with his journey, he has made a transition from the player to as smooth as possible.
There is a lot that I will take from Trevor style and very looking forward to the trip ahead.
“Ben Oliver’s CA executive general manager Ben Oliver said that the recruitment process for the third voter to join Bailey and head coach Justin Langer was ongoing..
Hohns, 67, first joined the election panel in 1991 after retiring as a player following the ABU 1989 series Helps choose some of Australia’s biggest teams, CA said.
In his first term, Australia won five straight ash series and a record 16 in a row.
Victory test, and 50-over back-to-back World Cup in 1999 and 2003.
“Games This is great for me and I have liked every minute, from the wonderful times to the bad, “Hohns said.” I was very fortunate to be involved with some of the biggest Australian teams of all time and many of the best players to play games.
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