Bailey sorry for swearing during BBL

A slip of the tongue by skipper George Bailey took a coat of gloss off the Hobart Hurricane's thrilling six-wicket KFC T20 Big Bash League win over the Brisbane Heat.

Providing unprecedented access to Network 10 viewers, the Hobart captain wore a microphone for live broadcast of his conversations with his bowlers and instructions in the field, but during a tense juncture in Friday night's match at Blundstone Arena, Bailey got worked up in the field as the high-scoring visitors hit the latest in a throng of sixes.

While officials seemed to have some trouble locating the ball, a somewhat bemused Bailey offered: "We got a ball? Is that the end of the innings then? Are they declaring?" before letting slip with a "F*** me" just seconds later.

Network 10, and later Bailey, apologised to viewers.

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The comment sparked reaction on social media.

But Bailey, who said he doesn't follow social media, said he's happy to have given them something to talk about.

"I don't swear that often," he told reporters after the match.

"I apologised when I came off the field.

"If it's a word anyone hasn't heard, I would be surprised."

Set a target of 209 for victory the Hurricanes launched a stinging retaliation on the lively Blundstone pitch to hunt down the runs with an over and six wickets to spare.

Hurricanes wicketkeeper Tim Paine was named the man of the match after making 55 runs off 25 deliveries and proving valuable with the gloves.