George Bailey dropped from Test side to tour South Africa, Shaun Marsh in squad GEORGE Bailey has been dropped for next month's Test tour of South Africa, with Alex Doolan and Shaun Marsh coming into the 15-man squad. Fast bowlers James Pattinson and Jackson Bird have been recalled after breaking down with back injuries during last year's Ashes tour. Bailey rode on the coat tails of Australia's 5-0 Ashes whitewash but a string of first innings failures have cost him. John Inverarity, the National Chairman of Selectors, for the Australian cricket team speaks to the media about the squad for the tour of South Africa. Chairman of selectors John Inverarity claimed that Bailey was not as well suited to South Africa's pace attack as Doolan and Marsh. This was a difficult decision, but on this occasion we felt Alex and Shaun have games that are well suited to facing South Africa in South Africa. We consider that both are strong players of pace bowling which is important given the strength of South Africa's attack. Alex was on standby for the recent fifth Test in Sydney and scored a most impressive 165 not out against South Africa for Australia A last season. Shaun is a talented batsman who is striking the ball very well at the moment. He has the technique and potential to do well. On this occasion these two batsmen were preferred to Phillip Hughes who we feel is best suited to a top order position. Phillip remains a highly regarded batsman whose time will come. James Pattinson is regaining fitness and form. At his best he is a fine Test match bowler. Jackson Bird shaded out Nathan Coulter-Nile for the final bowling position and each of these bowlers is showing encouraging form. George Bailey has been dropped after playing in all five Ashes Tests. The majority of the squad will depart on 29 January with the exception of James Faulkner who will remain behind to play in the T20 Series and join the team during the warm-up game in Potchefstroom. The selection panel is supporting Darren Lehmann and Michael Clarke in their strong desire to give this Test series the highest priority and have the best possible preparation for the players who have performed so admirably this summer. Inverarity also unveiled Australia's squad for the upcoming T20 series against England, with young spinner James Muirhead and Brisbane Heat batsman Chris Lynn earning surprise call-ups, while Cameron White, Mitchell Starc and Moises Henriques earned international re-calls. Australia Test squad: Michael Clarke (c), Brad Haddin (vc), Jackson Bird, Alex Doolan, James Faulkner, Ryan Harris, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, James Pattinson, Chris Rogers, Peter Siddle, Steve Smith, David Warner, Shane Watson