Shorter one-day format unfair, says Bailey NSW 9-178 Tasmania 97 Critical: "I have a number of issues with the new format. I think it's challenging for all sides bar NSW," says Tasmania captain George Bailey. Tasmania captain George Bailey has slammed Cricket Australia's scheduling of all Ryobi Cup games in Sydney, adding that the new condensed one-day tournament would affect emerging players' chances of representing their country. The Tigers lost by 81 runs to NSW on Sunday in the first match of the new domestic season, folding to be all out for 97 as the Blues grabbed an unlikely bonus point as well. It left a sour taste in the mouth of Bailey, Australia's Twenty20 captain and back-up one-day skipper, who said NSW were being given an unfair advantage. I think it's probably tough for younger guys to break into the team, which traditionally you can do, depending on how your side is going late in the year. Thirdly, the way the new format is we're down to six games ... three years ago we were playing 10 games. This season's BBL finals period has already been cut by a week from what was originally planned but the competition still runs from December 20 to February 7. "I like having that spread of one-day and Shield cricket," Bailey said. I think it's going to be really challenging to see six Shield games in six weeks for a number of states. Ideally a really quick fix I think is to shorten the Big Bash. Bailey's visitors were beaten comfortably in Sydney's west despite NSW managing only 9-178 in their 50 overs. Steve Smith's composed 70 was the centrepiece of that modest total on a sluggish wicket but it proved to be more than competitive when Tasmania failed to reach three figures, led by outstanding bowling from Moises Henriques (4-17 from eight overs). The all-Sydney experiment began in bright sunshine, drawing a few hundred spectators - the official crowd figure was 819 - to Bankstown Oval. There were a few teething problems; an electrician, for instance, had to be called when the venue's new electronic scoreboard played up, and the pitch badly needs a roll, if not a reconstruction. But with 10 past and present Test players in action, and steak sandwiches at Mercantile Mutual Cup prices, the odd hiccup in proceedings could be excused. Events did not go to plan for the Blues' batsmen either against a Tasmanian attack missing Jackson Bird and James Faulkner. David Warner, hoping to make selectors regret their snubbing of him for the Australian limited-overs tour of India next month, was out nicking to second slip for four before the panel member on duty, Rod Marsh, arrived at the ground. His opening partner, Henriques (35 from 46), seemed in the mood to wind up but when he was next to exit the wheels began to come off. Only Smith's anchoring role, with handy late support from Kurtis Patterson (22) and Sandhu (15), added respectability to their total as Ben Laughlin (3-23). It did not look it at the time, but it turned out to be more than enough. The Ryobi Cup resumes when Tasmania take on Victoria at Bankstown on Tuesday.