George Bailey is to join Sussex for the second half of their NatWest T20 Blast campaign this summer . Australia batsman Bailey , who will also be available in the Royal London Cup , has signed a deal to take over from Sri Lanka great Mahela Jayawardene - who will be Sussex 's overseas player for their first seven Blast group fixtures . Bailey , 32 , has captained his country in both limited-overs formats - including in the champions ' World Cup group match victory over England this year - and previously played for Hampshire . George Bailey ( left ) will play the second half of the NatWest T20 Blast for Sussex . He said : ' I 'm delighted that I will be heading to Hove ... and I am looking forward to testing myself once more in one of the toughest domestic cricket environments . ' I have heard excellent things about the set-up at Sussex , and we have a really exciting squad that I believe can mount title challenges in all formats in 2015 . ' Sussex 's professional cricket manager Mark Robinson added : 'The whole club is really excited at the prospect of George joining us . 'He is obviously a fantastic one-day player and is also a World Cup winner and international captain - which will only add to our dressing room . '
Mahela Jayawardene will play the second half of the NatWest T20 Blast . He has signed a deal with Sussex to take over from George Bailey . The batsman has captained Australia in both limited-overs formats . He has also had a spell with Hampshire .