Brett Lee ready to up the ante again
Australian pacer Brett http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lee-c72382 is raring to go after making an impressive comeback in the domestic cricket in his country following a spate of injuries which, at one time threatened his cricketing future.
Lee who was once regarded amongst the fastest bowlers of all time is set to take part in the two match T20 series against England which starts at the Adelaide Oval on Wednesday. He claims that he is fully fit and looking forward to
the challenges of international cricket after being in the wilderness for more than a year.
Lee stressed that his pace was back and he was keen on making a real impact against a top class English team that is on a high after an overwhelming Ashes win.
"I love it when people right you off and say you won't be back," he said. "Or a doctor says you probably won't get back. Ten or twelve ops later I'm still hanging in there. If the body still feels good I'll try to keep playing. My
pace is back to 150kph so I'm really happy with where it is at. I don't look at 34 and think I'm past it. I think there are a few good years ahead of me. I hope to be in the World Cup team and then let's see what happens."
Lee has enjoyed the experiment of Cricket http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 of splitting innings in one-day cricket in their domestic 45-over tournament.
This has helped Lee as he can bowl longer spells than he would have managed in traditional 50-over games; this is also a way for the express bowler to compensate for his retirement from the longest format of the game which was incredibly
taxing on his body.
More importantly Lee wants his teammates to concentrate on the ODI series and the two T20s against Australia and forget about the mauling that they received at the hands of their greatest rivals in the test matches.
The series was lost 3-1 with all three Aussie defeats registered by an innings margin. Luckily though there are only three players from the test team that will feature in the T20s which means that the mental scarring for the squad
would be at a bare minimum.
"I've been bowling 12 overs each match in the 45-over competition which is more overs than I could bowl in a 50-over match," he said. "I'm really happy with the way the ball has been coming out and have enjoying it this season. It's
easier on my body not bowling five days straight."
"We now have to think as an Australian team that it's behind us," he said. "We have to leave the Ashes. England has played well and we haven't played our best cricket. But that's done and dusted now so we can move on and focus on
the Twenty20 and one-day format”.
The limited overs series against England is immensely important for Lee as he bids to make an entry in the team for the ODI World Cup set to be played in the sub-continent from next month. The quick is likely to play his last World
Cup as he would be 38 by the time the next event takes place four years down the line, in Australia and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754.
Lee has vowed to play a key role in Australia’s defence of the tournament that it has won the last three times, however, his inclusion on the final 15 would only be guaranteed once he does his bit against the England side that will
take the field as favourites for both formats.
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