Scott Bailey
@scottbaileyaap.bsky.social
Sports journalist at Australian Associated Press, dabbling mainly in NRL and cricket.
Put a line through them ladies and gentlemen. The Roosters’ season is over after just 70 minutes.
No team has ever recovered to win the premiership after conceding 50 points in a game. #NRLRoostersBroncos
No team has ever recovered to win the premiership after conceding 50 points in a game. #NRLRoostersBroncos
March 6, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Put a line through them ladies and gentlemen. The Roosters’ season is over after just 70 minutes.
No team has ever recovered to win the premiership after conceding 50 points in a game. #NRLRoostersBroncos
No team has ever recovered to win the premiership after conceding 50 points in a game. #NRLRoostersBroncos
South Sydney are expected to face NRL scrutiny after a suspected paramedic booking oversight caused a 100-minute delay to their trial match against Manly, almost forcing the game to be abandoned.
Volunteers from crowd eventually saved the day. #NRL
On AAP.
aapnews.aap.com.au/a/AGQgPfEA
Volunteers from crowd eventually saved the day. #NRL
On AAP.
aapnews.aap.com.au/a/AGQgPfEA
Souths set to face scrutiny over pre-season game delay
Manly have defeated South Sydney in a high-scoring NRL pre-season match, with questions emerging about why the start of the game was delayed for 100 minutes.
aapnews.aap.com.au
February 15, 2025 at 9:37 AM
South Sydney are expected to face NRL scrutiny after a suspected paramedic booking oversight caused a 100-minute delay to their trial match against Manly, almost forcing the game to be abandoned.
Volunteers from crowd eventually saved the day. #NRL
On AAP.
aapnews.aap.com.au/a/AGQgPfEA
Volunteers from crowd eventually saved the day. #NRL
On AAP.
aapnews.aap.com.au/a/AGQgPfEA
Sounds absurd, but SCG Test could be Scott Boland's last.
He's36 in April, Australia tour spinning wickets in 2025 and he's only once been picked in a full-strength XI.
But Friday may also have been his strongest case to always be in the first-choice XI. #AUSvIND
www.aapnews.com.au/a/XjGgMIBd
He's36 in April, Australia tour spinning wickets in 2025 and he's only once been picked in a full-strength XI.
But Friday may also have been his strongest case to always be in the first-choice XI. #AUSvIND
www.aapnews.com.au/a/XjGgMIBd
Boland's surge makes case for more Tests beyond age 36
Scott Boland's age and the dominance of Australia's big three means his future in Tests could be limited, but his SCG spell made a case for why it should go on.
www.aapnews.com.au
January 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Sounds absurd, but SCG Test could be Scott Boland's last.
He's36 in April, Australia tour spinning wickets in 2025 and he's only once been picked in a full-strength XI.
But Friday may also have been his strongest case to always be in the first-choice XI. #AUSvIND
www.aapnews.com.au/a/XjGgMIBd
He's36 in April, Australia tour spinning wickets in 2025 and he's only once been picked in a full-strength XI.
But Friday may also have been his strongest case to always be in the first-choice XI. #AUSvIND
www.aapnews.com.au/a/XjGgMIBd
Beau Webster’s rise from inconsistent domestic player to Test debutant as unique as it is deserving.
Only second player this century to make Australian Test debut at 31 or older, without playing ODIs or T20Is in their 20s.
Has averaged 57.1 since March 2022. #AUSvIND
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Only second player this century to make Australian Test debut at 31 or older, without playing ODIs or T20Is in their 20s.
Has averaged 57.1 since March 2022. #AUSvIND
7news.com.au/sport/cricke...
Coach shares insight into Aussie’s unique journey to Test debut
The 31-year-old will complete a remarkable rise a decade in the making.
7news.com.au
January 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Beau Webster’s rise from inconsistent domestic player to Test debutant as unique as it is deserving.
Only second player this century to make Australian Test debut at 31 or older, without playing ODIs or T20Is in their 20s.
Has averaged 57.1 since March 2022. #AUSvIND
7news.com.au/sport/cricke...
Only second player this century to make Australian Test debut at 31 or older, without playing ODIs or T20Is in their 20s.
Has averaged 57.1 since March 2022. #AUSvIND
7news.com.au/sport/cricke...
Travis Head wouldn’t recognise the batter who walked out at No.5 against India at the MCG four years ago.
Was dropped after that match, went and had a lean county stint before an innings at Kent that changed his career. On AAP #AUSvIND
www.aapnews.com.au/a/wbnQdUYb
Was dropped after that match, went and had a lean county stint before an innings at Kent that changed his career. On AAP #AUSvIND
www.aapnews.com.au/a/wbnQdUYb
High-flyer Head returns to scene of India series axing
Travis Head's Test career was almost killed off by India four years ago at the MCG. His axing in that series helped put him on the path to his glut of runs.
www.aapnews.com.au
December 26, 2024 at 5:33 AM
Travis Head wouldn’t recognise the batter who walked out at No.5 against India at the MCG four years ago.
Was dropped after that match, went and had a lean county stint before an innings at Kent that changed his career. On AAP #AUSvIND
www.aapnews.com.au/a/wbnQdUYb
Was dropped after that match, went and had a lean county stint before an innings at Kent that changed his career. On AAP #AUSvIND
www.aapnews.com.au/a/wbnQdUYb
Sam Konstas is a Wests Tigers fan born four days before Benji Marshall’s flick pass in the 2005 NRL grand final.
We’re watching the cricket version of that pass on the game’s biggest stage on Boxing Day. #AUSvIND
We’re watching the cricket version of that pass on the game’s biggest stage on Boxing Day. #AUSvIND
December 26, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Sam Konstas is a Wests Tigers fan born four days before Benji Marshall’s flick pass in the 2005 NRL grand final.
We’re watching the cricket version of that pass on the game’s biggest stage on Boxing Day. #AUSvIND
We’re watching the cricket version of that pass on the game’s biggest stage on Boxing Day. #AUSvIND
Sam Konstas the youngest man to open for Australia in history.
Usman Khawaja the oldest man to open for Australia since Lindsay Hassett in 1953.
First time in history one Australian opener has been double the age of his partner (in terms of years). #AUSvIND
Usman Khawaja the oldest man to open for Australia since Lindsay Hassett in 1953.
First time in history one Australian opener has been double the age of his partner (in terms of years). #AUSvIND
December 25, 2024 at 11:25 PM
Sam Konstas the youngest man to open for Australia in history.
Usman Khawaja the oldest man to open for Australia since Lindsay Hassett in 1953.
First time in history one Australian opener has been double the age of his partner (in terms of years). #AUSvIND
Usman Khawaja the oldest man to open for Australia since Lindsay Hassett in 1953.
First time in history one Australian opener has been double the age of his partner (in terms of years). #AUSvIND
Sam Konstas today joins two cult heroes, a one-Test wonder, Italy's national captain, an Australian selector, the country's equal-most-capped player and a fellow Cranbrook alumni in one of cricket's quirkiest groups.
On AAP #AUSvIND
www.aapnews.com.au/a/gGWJQfrv
On AAP #AUSvIND
www.aapnews.com.au/a/gGWJQfrv
Konstas adds another element to Boxing Day debutants
Sam Konstas's Boxing Day debut puts him on the same path as a Test captain, national selector, cult hero and Italian star by starting his career at the MCG.
www.aapnews.com.au
December 25, 2024 at 11:24 PM
Sam Konstas today joins two cult heroes, a one-Test wonder, Italy's national captain, an Australian selector, the country's equal-most-capped player and a fellow Cranbrook alumni in one of cricket's quirkiest groups.
On AAP #AUSvIND
www.aapnews.com.au/a/gGWJQfrv
On AAP #AUSvIND
www.aapnews.com.au/a/gGWJQfrv
Only five Australian men born between 1994 and 1998 have graduated to Test cricket.
That’s the lowest of any five-year window since 1898-1902.
Why a dearth of talent of those in their late-20s is Australia’s real team-transition issue. On AAP #AUSvIND
www.aapnews.com.au/a/zRGoWhdg
That’s the lowest of any five-year window since 1898-1902.
Why a dearth of talent of those in their late-20s is Australia’s real team-transition issue. On AAP #AUSvIND
www.aapnews.com.au/a/zRGoWhdg
Aussie cricket could be burned by missing generation
Fewer players born in the mid-1990s have played men's Tests for Australia than at any other time in the 20th century, harming the team's transition period.
www.aapnews.com.au
December 22, 2024 at 7:28 AM
Only five Australian men born between 1994 and 1998 have graduated to Test cricket.
That’s the lowest of any five-year window since 1898-1902.
Why a dearth of talent of those in their late-20s is Australia’s real team-transition issue. On AAP #AUSvIND
www.aapnews.com.au/a/zRGoWhdg
That’s the lowest of any five-year window since 1898-1902.
Why a dearth of talent of those in their late-20s is Australia’s real team-transition issue. On AAP #AUSvIND
www.aapnews.com.au/a/zRGoWhdg
Ezra Mam would cop a bigger fine for a careless high tackle on an NRL field, than the $850 imposed by Queensland's courts for driving into a family with a cocktail of drugs in his system. #NRL
December 16, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Ezra Mam would cop a bigger fine for a careless high tackle on an NRL field, than the $850 imposed by Queensland's courts for driving into a family with a cocktail of drugs in his system. #NRL
One session to play, and we've got 42 overs left to bowl at the Gabba still today.
Forget rain, we'll lose an hour of cricket to pure tardiness.
And the scoreboard at the Gabba? Showing India's over-rate as on par. #AUSvIND
Forget rain, we'll lose an hour of cricket to pure tardiness.
And the scoreboard at the Gabba? Showing India's over-rate as on par. #AUSvIND
December 15, 2024 at 5:19 AM
One session to play, and we've got 42 overs left to bowl at the Gabba still today.
Forget rain, we'll lose an hour of cricket to pure tardiness.
And the scoreboard at the Gabba? Showing India's over-rate as on par. #AUSvIND
Forget rain, we'll lose an hour of cricket to pure tardiness.
And the scoreboard at the Gabba? Showing India's over-rate as on par. #AUSvIND
The rain has stopped and the Gabba has drained remarkably well, even by its standards.
About a 40% chance of rain for rest of the day.
Might well get some more cricket yet. #AUSvIND
About a 40% chance of rain for rest of the day.
Might well get some more cricket yet. #AUSvIND
December 14, 2024 at 5:24 AM
The rain has stopped and the Gabba has drained remarkably well, even by its standards.
About a 40% chance of rain for rest of the day.
Might well get some more cricket yet. #AUSvIND
About a 40% chance of rain for rest of the day.
Might well get some more cricket yet. #AUSvIND
Tests are getting shorter. Much shorter.
Matches this decade are finishing faster than any since the 1880s.
Only four Tests have gone two day five in the past three-and-a-half summers in Aus. And less than 42% do now worldwide. #AUSvIND
www.aapnews.com.au/a/MGMLvFgE
Matches this decade are finishing faster than any since the 1880s.
Only four Tests have gone two day five in the past three-and-a-half summers in Aus. And less than 42% do now worldwide. #AUSvIND
www.aapnews.com.au/a/MGMLvFgE
The 140-year first clouding this Border-Gavaskar battle
Tests are finishing quicker than at any point since the 1880s, with the series between Australia and India reigniting the debate over four-day matches.
www.aapnews.com.au
December 14, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Tests are getting shorter. Much shorter.
Matches this decade are finishing faster than any since the 1880s.
Only four Tests have gone two day five in the past three-and-a-half summers in Aus. And less than 42% do now worldwide. #AUSvIND
www.aapnews.com.au/a/MGMLvFgE
Matches this decade are finishing faster than any since the 1880s.
Only four Tests have gone two day five in the past three-and-a-half summers in Aus. And less than 42% do now worldwide. #AUSvIND
www.aapnews.com.au/a/MGMLvFgE
Josh Hazlewood appearing to have no issue bowling off a full run up in Brisbane, as he fights to return from a side strain.
He and Mitchell Starc have gone off site from the Gabba.
Footage captured by Joel Gould for AAP. #AUSvIND
He and Mitchell Starc have gone off site from the Gabba.
Footage captured by Joel Gould for AAP. #AUSvIND
December 12, 2024 at 6:21 AM
Josh Hazlewood appearing to have no issue bowling off a full run up in Brisbane, as he fights to return from a side strain.
He and Mitchell Starc have gone off site from the Gabba.
Footage captured by Joel Gould for AAP. #AUSvIND
He and Mitchell Starc have gone off site from the Gabba.
Footage captured by Joel Gould for AAP. #AUSvIND
Papua New Guinea are about to be announced as the NRL's shiny new toy, with a team entering in 2028.
But the new franchise will have to wait almost two years to start shaping its roster.
So should November 1 exemptions be made for expansion sides? On AAP #NRL
www.aapnews.com.au/a/rRBdjsGN
But the new franchise will have to wait almost two years to start shaping its roster.
So should November 1 exemptions be made for expansion sides? On AAP #NRL
www.aapnews.com.au/a/rRBdjsGN
RLPA open to November 1 change for NRL expansion clubs
A Papua New Guinea side is set to enter the NRL in 2028, but current contracting rules mean they must wait almost two years to begin negotiating with players.
www.aapnews.com.au
December 11, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Papua New Guinea are about to be announced as the NRL's shiny new toy, with a team entering in 2028.
But the new franchise will have to wait almost two years to start shaping its roster.
So should November 1 exemptions be made for expansion sides? On AAP #NRL
www.aapnews.com.au/a/rRBdjsGN
But the new franchise will have to wait almost two years to start shaping its roster.
So should November 1 exemptions be made for expansion sides? On AAP #NRL
www.aapnews.com.au/a/rRBdjsGN
You know it’s summer when…
December 7, 2024 at 4:56 AM
You know it’s summer when…
The Knights have found their Tamika Upton replacement.
Off-contract Wests Tigers star Bo Vette-Welsh set to land at Newcastle on a three-year deal. On AAP #NRLW
www.aapnews.com.au/a/jdGNvcNY
Off-contract Wests Tigers star Bo Vette-Welsh set to land at Newcastle on a three-year deal. On AAP #NRLW
www.aapnews.com.au/a/jdGNvcNY
Knights to land Vette-Welsh as Upton NRLW replacement
Botille Vette-Welsh has emerged as Newcastle's replacement for Tamika Upton, with the former Jillaroos No.1 agreeing to a three-year deal at the Knights.
www.aapnews.com.au
December 6, 2024 at 10:32 PM
The Knights have found their Tamika Upton replacement.
Off-contract Wests Tigers star Bo Vette-Welsh set to land at Newcastle on a three-year deal. On AAP #NRLW
www.aapnews.com.au/a/jdGNvcNY
Off-contract Wests Tigers star Bo Vette-Welsh set to land at Newcastle on a three-year deal. On AAP #NRLW
www.aapnews.com.au/a/jdGNvcNY
John Strange the new NSW women's State of Origin coach.
December 2, 2024 at 12:36 AM
John Strange the new NSW women's State of Origin coach.
BREAKING: Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the second Test against India with a side injury. Scott Boland favoured to take his spot. On AAP.
November 30, 2024 at 12:47 AM
BREAKING: Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the second Test against India with a side injury. Scott Boland favoured to take his spot. On AAP.
November 29, 2024 at 8:26 AM
Phillip Hughes was a pioneer for professional cricketers seeking life balance.
His Four 0 Eight Angus cattle farm forever remains part of his legacy, as does the fact he found best mates in Adelaide club cricket after arriving as a Test star.
For AAP #cricket
www.aapnews.com.au/a/YdxPxUvq
His Four 0 Eight Angus cattle farm forever remains part of his legacy, as does the fact he found best mates in Adelaide club cricket after arriving as a Test star.
For AAP #cricket
www.aapnews.com.au/a/YdxPxUvq
Hughes the friendly farmer who shot to cricket fame
Phillip Hughes will long be remembered for his record-breaking cricket talent but those close to him also remember the best of friends, an avid cattle farmer.
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November 25, 2024 at 9:44 AM
Phillip Hughes was a pioneer for professional cricketers seeking life balance.
His Four 0 Eight Angus cattle farm forever remains part of his legacy, as does the fact he found best mates in Adelaide club cricket after arriving as a Test star.
For AAP #cricket
www.aapnews.com.au/a/YdxPxUvq
His Four 0 Eight Angus cattle farm forever remains part of his legacy, as does the fact he found best mates in Adelaide club cricket after arriving as a Test star.
For AAP #cricket
www.aapnews.com.au/a/YdxPxUvq