The pressures of playing cricket in the current world means that a player must have an optimum level of fitness—and Trevor Bayliss believes just that. It is for this reason that the England coach advised Joe Root to sit out of the T20I tri-nation series against Australia and New Zealand.

Bayliss stated that Root wanted to play in the T20Is because he has skipped a lot of T20I cricket in order to get rest. Indeed, Bayliss stated that Root feels left behind when compared to his peers.

"I suggested to him that he shouldn't play, that he should have a break," Bayliss said. "He feels that whenever he's had a break in the last couple of years, it's always been a T20 series, and he wants to play in 50-over World Cups and T20 World Cups, and he thinks if he keeps missing all the T20 cricket he's just going to fall behind and not be up to speed when those come along. So you can understand where he's coming from as well."

Bayliss then emphasized how difficult a scenario it is for Joe Root as opting to play the shorter format has repercussions, just like sitting out of it. He, however, assured that he will have another chat with the England captain about the issue.

"The simple fact is you don't want that to impact on his performances at Test and one-day level," he said. "It's just a Catch-22 situation: there are difficult decisions to make.

“You're damned if you do, damned if you don't. One of the things I'll be chatting with him about again is this T20 series, but after his illness I think we'll have another discussion about that."

Bayliss realizes that playing in the foreign T20 leagues is a commitment that will continue running throughout a player’s career. Indeed, the nonstop cricket will require players to have Superman’s level of fitness, says the England coach.

"There is so much cricket these days, it's very difficult to be playing all forms of cricket," Bayliss said. "England, Australia and India play so much cricket. You've almost got to be Superman to get through it. I'm quite sure the players themselves would like it if there wasn't quite as much cricket.

"Since May last year we've had 21 months of cricket in 23. For someone like Joe Root, who plays in all formats, to get through all of those without missing a game is impossible.