The England coach was furious at having to explain away Bairstow’s late-night antics in a Perth bar which have blown up in the media down under.
Particularly given that they came in the immediate aftermath of England slumping to a 10 wicket defeat in the first Test at The Gabba.
But Bayliss insisted that while he does not want to impose a blanket booze ban on the remainder of the tour he will hammer home to the remainder of the squad that it is up to them to take responsibility for their actions on nights out.
“It gives the opposition ammunition to put pressure on [us],” said a rattled Bayliss.
“We are are here to play cricket and we have to find a way to play as well as we can and have no distractions from outside that.
“We can’t put ourselves in these situations however small they are.”
Bairstow found himself in hot water after it emerged that he had ‘greeted’ Australia opener Bancroft with a headbutt when the two met in a Perth bar on the opening night of the tour last month.
There was no suggestion that the incident was perceived by either as aggressive and Bancroft later admitted the pair continued to chat amicably after the clash of heads.
Bayliss conceded there had been “contact” between the two but denied the incident could be described as aggressive.
“I think there was some contact but obviously not a headbutt. There’s a big difference,” said Bayliss. “Jonny said said there was no malice involved, it was a couple of young guys on a night out, silly things happen that at the time seem a bit funny and then come up later on.”
Asked whether he will impose tighter restrictions on his squad, Bayliss replied: “We will probably be tightening up curfews.
“Players put curfews on themselves around matches, then it’s up to me to say we haven’t got a game for a few nights, you can head out but obviously not be stupid.”
He added: “That’s the disappointing thing, we make dumb decisions at different times.
“Most people like going out at night couple of quiet ones, got to be careful you don’t do anything stupid. And if that means not having anything to drink then so be it.”
