Cricket Update: Lee seeks http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 domestic T20 cricket, gearing up for World Cup 2011
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746’s express pacer Brett Lee is just a step behind signing a T20 deal with Wellington Firebirds, as the fast man intends to play as much cricket as possible before flying to the subcontinent to participate in the 2011 World Cup. Neil Maxwell, Lee's
manager, revealed that the fast bowler would make six or seven of Wellington's 10 T20 games lest the contract gets confirmed.
The domestic T20 competition of New Zealand cricket will be played all through December and it is the time when Lee will be required for the limited overs games with his current Australian club, New South Wales. The clash of fixtures means the fast bowler
would need to juggle his commitments with the NSW to make T20 games for Wellington.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lee-c72382’s manager told the media men that he has already secured provisional agreement for the bowler from Cricket Australia (CA) and said that the last step of the deal is to get the NOC (No Objection Certificate) from Cricket New South Wales (CNSW). He further
added that once the fast man gets the all-clear from CNSW, that Maxwell is expectant of, the deal with the Cricket Wellington would get finalized soon after. Maxwell also told the reporters that he and Lee have talked to the chief executive officer of Cricket
Wellington Gavin Larsen and the CEO is also keen to sign the bowler.
"We're just waiting to get something in writing from them (Cricket http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-South-Wales-c823). We've been speaking with Gavin Larsen, who is obviously keen and we just want to lock that away in the next week or so," said Neil Maxwell.
Injuries started plaguing Lee’s international career last year. He has not played for the national side of Australia since last October. His last appearance in the high-level cricket came during a brief IPL stint. In the meanwhile, Lee had an elbow surgery
in December last year, but now he prospects for a place in the mix for Kangaroos’ 2011 World Cup defence.
Brett Lee - who retired from the Test cricket earlier this year - is eager to play in the New Zealand’s domestic T20 competition as he is looking for a career swansong at the prestigious event of World Cup next year.
Injury prone Brett Lee has just recovered from an arm injury and was reported by his manager, “showing glimpses of his old form in the nets.”
Maxwell told the reporters that the 33 years old pacer has been bowling 80 miles an hour without applying much effort.
"He's rolling his arm over comfortably, about 130 kilometres (80 miles) an hour without too much effort, he reckons, so he'll start cranking it up now,"
he said.
Lee, who has already hinted an end to his international career at the end of 2011 World Cup, has a larger following in subcontinent and has already said that the World Cup appearance would be a decent end to his international career.
Three South Asian Test cricket playing countries – including http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 – will host the 10th edition of Cricket World Cup. The event was also to be co-hosted by Pakistan but the 2009 terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan cricket
team in Lahore forced the international cricket council (ICC) to strip http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 of its hosting rights.
If Lee signs with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wellington-c864 Firebirds, he would be joined in there by some of his Australian team-mates. The coach of the Firebirds, Anthony Stuart, is his ex New South Wales colleague. Another Australian pacer, Shaun Tait is expected to be signed by the
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Northern-Districts-c825 have been reported chasing David Warner.
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