Brett http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lee-c72382 backs Michael Clarke as new Australian captain
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brett-Lee-c48419, has expressed confidence in Michael Clarke’s captaincy and hoped that the middle-order batsman would do a terrific job for the Kangaroos.
"Obviously, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Ian-Coleridge-Clarke-c75959 has a great cricket brain; he's proven that when he's been vice-captain," said Lee while talking to a leading sports journal. "He's the type of guy I think will do a terrific job for Australia,” the pacer
added.
Michael Clarke, the 30-year-old New South Wales batsman was appointed as Australia’s captain after http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cup 2011.
Besides Australia’s dismal performance over the past few months, Ponting’s individual game was also facing a slump. Lee hoped that after leaving the leadership role, Ponting will focus on his individual game and would once again emerge
as star performer.
"…he'll go on to bigger and better things as far as his batting goes," said Lee when asked whether the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Victoria-c859 batsman still has the potential to impress with the bat.
The Aussie speedster said that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 has not been thrown into captaincy role rather he has been deputing Ponting for years.
"It's not like he's been thrust into the limelight now,” said the 34-year-old fast bowler. “He's had the guidance of Ricky Ponting and been vice-captain for a couple of years; he knows his game very well and the guys very well,” he
added.
Brett Lee retired from Test cricket in February 2011 in a bid to prolong his limited-overs career. The aggressive speedster said that his decision of cutting http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Short-c90107 his Test career has worked in his favor and expressed satisfaction
over his performance in the recently concluded World Cup.
The mega wicket saw Lee picking up 13 wickets in seven innings with an economy rate of 4.32 and best bowling figures of 4 for 28. Lee said that he was really http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Arthur-Percival-Day-c45927 with his performance as well as with the way his body responded.
Since debuting in December 1999, the 34-year-old fast bowler played 79 Tests and 201 One Day Internationals for Australia picking up 310 Test and 349 ODI wickets.
In the domestic circuit of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-South-Wales-c823. When asked whether he would like to play this Australian summer, Lee revealed that besides Australia’s domestic tournaments he is also targeting
the Champions League. He however, said that he will not drain his body and would give himself week or two off from training.
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