Australian vice-captain George Bailey believes that teammate Mitchell Starc is 'feared' more than South African pace machines Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel by the World Cup opponents.
Bailey, who was replaced to pave way for skipper Michael Clarke return to the team, has only played one game in the tournament against England.
Describing Starc as more 'feared' bowler than his contemporaries Steyn and Morkel, Bailey said that Starc has got some really specific skills at the death that very few guys in the world are able to produce, Sport24 reported.
Bailey further said that the fear factor would be weighing on teams' minds in the ongoing tournament.
Starc has so far claimed 12 wickets in four matches in the tournament, whereas Morkel and Steyn took 11 and eight wickets respectively.
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