Lee to play T20 cricket in New Zealand
Brett Lee is expected to turn out for a New Zealand first class side for their domestic T20 tournament that will be played in December this year. Lee has retired from the Test match format of the game and hence does not play in the four day cricket for his Australian side, New South Wales. This means, for him to be fit for the T20 format of the game, he has approached some New Zealand first class sides to be allowed to feature in their tournament.
It has been reported that both, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 in the Champions League T20.
This is not the first time that the Australian and the New Zealand domestic T20 sides will be hiring foreign players. Already, Tillakaratne Dilshan from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-South-Wales-c823 in 2008.
What this also does is to improve an individual’s chance of appearing in the Champions League T20. For instance, in the previous season, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Central-Districts-c777. Taylor had been instrumental in winning the side the final of the tournament.
Cricket http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746’s general manager, Michael Brown said that the cricket board was all right with the transfers if the schedule allowed it. He also added, "The first priority for an Australian player is here, and even with players on the periphery the selectors might want them here, but subject to those things we are open to it."
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Victoria-c859 are the current holders of the KFC Big Bash T20 tournament in Australia.
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