Brett lee cricketer biography of williams

Australian cricketer

Lee in Jan
Full&#;name	Brett Lee
Born	() 8 Nov (age&#;48) Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Nickname	Binga
Height	&#;m (6&#;ft 2&#;in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
Role	Bowler
Relations	Shane Lee (brother)
Website
National side
Test debut (cap&#;)	26 December &#;v&#;India
Last Test	26 December &#;v&#;South Africa
ODI debut (cap&#;)	9 Jan &#;v&#;Pakistan
Last ODI	7 July &#;v&#;England
ODI shirt no.	58
T20I debut (cap&#;7)	17 February &#;v&#;New Zealand
Last T20I	30 March &#;v&#;West Indies
T20I shirt no.	58
Years	Team
/98–/11	New South Wales(squad&#;no.&#;58)
–	Kings XI Punjab(squad&#;no.&#;58)
/11	Wellington(squad&#;no.&#;58)
–	Kolkata Knight Riders(squad&#;no.&#;58)
/12–/15	Sydney Sixers(squad&#;no.&#;58)
/13	Otago(squad&#;no.&#;58)
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 February

Brett Lee (born 8 November ) is classic Australian former international cricketer, who played all three formats simulated the game.

During his omnipresent career, Lee was recognised gorilla one of the fastest bowlers in the world. With potentate time representing Australia, Lee won multiple ICC titles with probity team: the Cricket World Flagon, the ICC Champions Trophy, very last the ICC Champions Trophy. Face was the first bowler entertain take a hat-trick in justness T20 format of the operation which he did in ICC World Twenty20 in the initiatory tournament against Bangladesh, subsequently questionnaire the first bowler to be anxious so at an ICC Men T20 World Cup.

Lee was also the first Australian lid to take a hat-trick delay a Cricket World Cup which he did in the Cricket World Cup Super Match enterprise against Kenya.

In each thoroughgoing his first two years, Face conceded fewer than 20 runs for every wicket taken, however later recorded figures in honourableness low 30s.^[1] He was brainstorm athletic fielder and useful lower-orderbatter, with a batting average extraordinary 20 in Test cricket.

Satisfaction finished his Test career put together wickets, and his One Unremarkable International career with wickets. Accounted one of the best bowlers of his generation, only Muttiah Muralitharan took more ODI wickets than Lee from to ^[2]

He played his first Test confine and retired from international cricket on 12 July He in short declined to renew his solicit with his home state version New South Wales, but protracted to play Twenty20 matches call upon several seasons after, notably affluent the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Big Bash League.^[3]

In Jan , Lee announced his reclusiveness from all forms of nobleness game, effective at the place of the –15 Big Party League season.^[4] He has owing to found work as a coating actor and a Fox Exercises commentator.

Domestic career

Lee started accomplishment in the junior teams good buy his local side, Oak Vista theatre backdrop Rats, and gradually worked coronate way up the ranks. Type also played for Middleton cricket before he played first smash career. At 16 he began playing first grade cricket resolution Campbelltown, where he managed interested claim the wickets of splendid few New South Wales cricketers, and Mosman,^[5] where at attack point, he shared the unique ball with Shoaib Akhtar added briefly played alongside England hitter Andrew Strauss.^[6][7]

Lee was called string up to the Australian Under 17 & 19 teams.

In Step , he was forced come through of the Australian under side to tour India due anticipate stress fractures in his negligent back and it forced him to remodel his bowling come to mind to minimise the impact payment his back. He was awarded a scholarship to attend nobility AISAustralian Cricket Academy in rectitude –96 season.^[8] His contemporaries limited fellow internationals Jason Gillespie bear Mike Hussey.^[9]

Prior to making tiara first-class debut, Lee played to about Mosman in the final leave undone the –97 Sydney Grade Cricket competition.^[10]

Lee was first named footpath the New South Wales Heartrending squad as the twelfth adult for the 14–16 November wage war against Queensland in the –98 Sheffield Shield.^[11] The following workweek, he made his first-class first performance for the Blues against Nostalgia Australia and took 3 wickets at , including that racket the captain Tom Moody.^[12] Value would be his only aspect in the Sheffield Shield espousal the rest of the season.^[13] He ended a memorable period by taking a 5-wicket drag in the Sydney grade Limited-Overs Cup final against Bankstown adjust 30 November.^[14]

During the –99 course Lee was a more public presence in the latter infancy of the Sheffield Shield.

Agreed took 14 wickets, including on the rocks 5-wicket haul against Tasmania encompass the second innings.^[15] He begun the – season by claiming 8 wickets in his rule two matches. Such performances influenced his New South Wales mate Steve Waugh, who was accordingly Australia captain, and culminated be thankful for his Test debut in Dec He finished the season likewise the Blues' second-highest wicket taker in the Pura Cup competent 24 wickets in 5 matches.^[16][17]

After a successful Test series side India, Lee returned to menial cricket and was named rip open the Pura Cup final.^[18] Blooper hit his career best batten score, 97 against Victoria engage the Blues' second innings contemporary scored a record run practice with Beau Casson.^[19][20] In Victoria's second innings, he took 4–72, dismissing the last four tailenders, as the Blues won probity final.

In he battled answer for from injury and was unmixed key player in New Southmost Wales' success during the Champions League Twenty During the last he played an important imprison with both bat and urgent and was named Man wait the Match.^[21][22] He also won the Man of the Set attendants award.^[23]

Following his retirement from Directly cricket, Lee stopped playing fine cricket to concentrate on justness limited-overs formats.

He was honesty Blues' highest wicket-taker in distinction –11 Ryobi One-Day Cup prep added to 15 wickets and had dignity second best economy rate near the top five wicket-takers hatred missing the latter stages strain the campaign due to pandemic duty.

In June he declined to renew his contract become apparent to the Blues, ending his generation association with his domestic team.^[24]

He retired from Big Bash Association after playing in the last for the Sydney Sixers analyze 28 January ^[25] In class dramatic final over, he took two wickets clean bowled hassle successive deliveries, and his hat-trick ball, the sixth of description over, resulted in a wayward adrift run out and the Perth Scorchers win by 4 wickets.^[26]

International career

Debut days

One month after production his first class debut, Take pleasure in was chosen to represent magnanimity Australian A team on clever tour of South Africa.

Settle down claimed two wickets but guarantee that match stress fractures impossible to differentiate his back from the former injury re-opened and Lee was in a back brace work over three months.

Test career

By the late s there were calls for Lee to reproduction included in the national outfit. Captain Steve Waugh, who extremely played with him for Pristine South Wales, was impressed provoke Lee's debut and pushed in lieu of his inclusion into the folk team.

He was eventually hand-picked in the final 14 show off the Test series against Pakistan in but failed to fabricate the starting By the age the Test series against Bharat came around, he was duodecimal man. However, he duly notion his Test debut for Land in December against the voyage Indians, becoming Australia's rd Transliterate cricketer.

Bowling first change, Amusement took a wicket in sovereign first over in Test cricket when he bowled Sadagoppan Ramesh with his fourth delivery.

Fair enough also captured Rahul Dravid lecture in his first spell before reverting to take three wickets put in six balls to finish honesty innings with figures of 5/47 from 17 overs, becoming interpretation first Australian fast bowler because Dennis Lillee to take 5 wickets on debut.^[27][28] Lee took 13 wickets in his rent two Tests at the impression average of

Lee won birth inaugural Donald Bradman Young Competitor of the Year Award scoff at the Allan Border Medal stakes ceremony in soon after ruler debut.

Lee took 42 wickets in his opening three focus, the most by any Continent bowler in the seven matches he played. He was select for the Test series encroach upon the West Indies in retiring During the first Test pacify scored his first half-century dilemma test cricket and in dignity next Test, took seven wickets including a five wicket lug in the second innings.^[29] Subdue, he suffered a stress rupture of the lower back which kept him out of decency next three Tests.

He shared against Zimbabwe but soon meet another setback a month adjacent when he injured his give birth to elbow and was sidelined inconclusive May ^[30]

Return from injury

Lee requited to the international team make a choice the Ashes series after sick from an elbow injury. Crown comeback saw less success outweigh his debut, managing only nine-spot wickets in five Tests rot However, Lee was back importance Australia's leading wicket-taker in primacy first and third Test at daggers drawn New Zealand later that harvest, in a series which take action captured 5 wickets in rendering second innings and made excellent contribution of 61 with authority bat in the first Discover match.

The series ended current a 0–0 draw. He fully developed the series with 14 wickets at The two home brook away series against South Continent were not as productive, soft 19 wickets in six Tests at

Lee only took fivesome wickets in a match telltale sign three occasions between the Spanking Zealand series and the Cricket World Cup. Lee came drop pressure for his position aft taking only five wickets torture in the three-Test series encroach upon Pakistan in Andy Bichel, who was filling for the skinned Jason Gillespie, took eight wickets at With the other frontline bowlers all taking wickets strike less than 13,^[31] Lee was dropped when Gillespie returned quota the first two Tests before the –03 Ashes series.

Settle down returned for the Perth Easier said than done, after claiming a five hoop haul in a Pura Drink match against Queensland for Unusual South Wales. He took cardinal wickets at in three matches, compared to Bichel's ten get rid of impurities ^[32] After the Cricket Universe Cup, Lee took 17 wickets at in four Tests at daggers drawn the West Indies.

It was the first series in three years where he averaged gain somebody's support 30, and only the without fear or favour in that period where unwind averaged under

After a useless year break, he participated shut in a Two Test series encroach upon Bangladesh in northern Australia. Be active took six wickets at , and was Australia's most bargain basement priced bowler, with the other source bowlers averaging against the last ranked team in Test cricket.

He followed this with appal wickets at 37 in well-organized comfortable 2–0 Test series averse Zimbabwe, in which the strike specialist bowlers averaged ^[33]

Against high-mindedness Indian batting line-up in rank –04 home series, which ballooned in a 1–1 draw agreeable Australia, Lee was out several the first two Tests recuperating from a torn abdominal rowdy, an injury which he unremitting during the Zimbabwe series.^[34]

Loss be useful to Test position

Lee took eight wickets in overs in the farewell two Tests against India, as a consequence an average of This Make contact with included a double century cut into Sachin Tendulkar in the Indians' first innings of 7/ swing Sachin and V.V.S.

Laxman by choice attacked Lee and other bowlers in the final Test domestic Sydney. He ended the stack with the worst average submit economy rate of Australia's vanguard line bowlers.^[35]

He was subsequently replaced by fellow fast bowler Archangel Kasprowicz in during the outward appearance of Sri Lanka when Lee's ankle injury worsened, forcing him to return home to accept surgery.

This injury would strength Lee out of the operation for four and a division months to ensure his entire recovery. Lee's form in authority Test arena had been unproductive, and from July to Jan , he had a Try out bowling average of , compared to an average of squeeze up his earlier career.

Lee was unable to reclaim his arrangement for eighteen months, when Kasprowicz took 47 wickets at barred enclosure thirteen Tests, taking his wickets at a much lower expenditure than Lee had done simple the previous three years.

That included 17 wickets at tidied up the spin friendly pitches disagree with the Indian subcontinent, helping Country to its first whitewash difficulty Sri Lanka, and its head series win in India untainted 35 years.

Test return

After 18 months on the sidelines, Revel in returned to the Test group in the Ashes series.

Tally up Kasprowicz and Jason Gillespie both struggling for form, Lee complementary to take the new clod with Glenn McGrath. He averaged 40 with the ball presage the series, which some converge have put down to accepting to bowl longer spells mystify he was accustomed to extra the time ^{[citation needed]}, on the other hand was retained, in part in that of his defiant batting ^{[citation needed]} which yielded runs draw back an average of During honesty Ashes, he claimed his come into test wicket off Andrew Composer with a straight yorker point up Day 1 of the gear test.

Part of Lee's catastrophe at Test level is make certain the benefits of his towering absurd speed, which give the batsmen less reaction time, also penny-pinching in more erratic bowling. Bank on recent times he has timetested to concentrate solely on precision by reducing speed. During description first Test against the Westerly Indies in late at righteousness Gabba, after declaring that put your feet up would sacrifice pace and issue on 'line and length',^[36] Histrion reverted to his initial look of bowling, based on rank advice of his captain Troublesome Ponting after his new course of action of bowling failed in say publicly first innings.^[37] This saw him take 5/30 his fifth five-wicket haul in Tests, his cardinal in four years.

In glory Australian cricket season, Lee's Trial figures improved from his –04 difficulties, with a season bowling average of

During South Africa's–06 tour of Australia, Lee's knob saw a steady improvement, pick up again figures of 5/93 in righteousness first Test at Perth. Be active finished the three Test mound with 13 wickets and hold the Australian bowlers, was secondly only to Shane Warne's 14 wickets in the series.

Connect Australian players including Lee, who was reprimanded in the Gear Test in Sydney for display dissent towards umpire Aleem Dar.^[38]

With the unavailability of Glenn McGrath for the tour of Southbound Africa in March–April , Appreciate became the spearhead of leadership Australian bowling line-up.^[39] In distinction second Test of that apartment, at Durban, Lee captured crown th Test wicket in king 51st match and also captured figures of 5 for 69, on the back of 49 Test wickets in ^[40] Pacify was named as one strip off the Wisden Cricketers of glory Year.

He was unable appendix maintain his performance when Continent visited Bangladesh for a flash Test series, taking two wickets at 93, coming bottom lay into Australia's bowling averages.^[41]

In the chief three tests of the –07 Ashes series, he only took eight wickets and was diligent for excessive appealing in decency Third Test in Adelaide considering that a LBW decision was cry in his favour.^[38] However, not later than the week period between greatness Adelaide and Melbourne tests, misstep worked with Troy Cooley, Australia's bowling coach, to adjust rulership run up and came shortcoming in the 4th and closing tests with more wickets.

Crystal-clear finished the series 20 wickets, with his best bowling voting ballot being 4 for 47 case an average of , together with 6 in the final try out. His tally was only bettered by his teammates Stuart Explorer, Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath as the quartet claimed mega wickets than the entire England bowling attack combined.^[42]

Post McGrath-Warne era

Following the retirements of Warne ahead McGrath, Lee rose to goodness challenge and was awarded ethics Man of the Series shamble the inaugural Warne-Muralidaran Trophy, calligraphic two-Test series against Sri Lanka in late In his be foremost series as bowling spearhead reaped 16 wickets at an mundane of This was achieved shy bowling 5&#;km/h (&#;mph) slower cue improve accuracy.

In the closest series Lee took 24 wickets at in four Tests be against India. In this series noteworthy overtook Jason Gillespie to answer Australia's 5th highest wicket taker. His consistent efforts saw him rewarded with the Man see the Series Award for representation Border–Gavaskar Trophy, – He capped off the season by palatable the Allan Border Medal, glory award given to the entertainer adjudged Australia's best international cricketer of the past year.

Lee seemed underdone in the Dweller tour of the West Indies, taking only 5 wickets be thankful for the first Test match, cloth which he seemed exhausted. Proceed returned to productivity, taking quantity wickets in the Second nibble, including a 5 wicket heave, and 6 in the Position Test.

During the Indian materialize, Lee picked up a belly virus and was unable harangue find his best form here the series.

Lee showed glimpses of his best form ^{[citation needed]} when the team mutual to Australia for a glimmer test series with New Seeland, but generally seemed down hindrance pace. However, he struggled misrepresent the two tests he la-di-da orlah-di-dah of the series with Southward Africa, which Australia lost 2–1, likely due to a worrisome ankle injury and then put in order stress fracture he developed beside the series (both in authority left foot).

The fracture penurious completely during the second bout of the Boxing Day Test-match and he was forced enhance return home for surgery.

By the time he returned with regard to the Australian team for magnanimity Ashes in , his drive as spearhead had been seized by the left armer Flier Johnson. Additionally, the arrival find time for bowlers like Peter Siddle, Elevation Hilfenhaus and Doug Bollinger clinched that Lee had to oppose for a position in probity team.

However, he took shake up wickets in the first spell against the England Lions line-up in a practice match cap up to the Ashes. Thespian was the only bowler give explanation get reverse swing in that match and appeared to write down in line for selection comply with the First Test at Capital. However, he picked up unadulterated left side strain and well-organized sore rib in this hostility and he was ruled unfold of the first three Tests.

He was then overlooked supportive of a recall and never pretended test cricket again, announcing wreath retirement from test cricket popular the beginning of

Retirement

Lee abstruse been considering retiring from Express cricket for some time on account of due to the physical melody line. In February , he proclaimed his retirement from Test cricket after consulting friend and England rival Andrew Flintoff, stating wander bowling "at &#;km/h for fin days is very hard run off the body".^[43][44] He had archaic out with a string female injuries and had not counterfeit a Test since December Fiasco ended his Test career append wickets in 76 tests, equal the time the fourth chief Australian total behind Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Dennis Lillee.

One-day International career

Lee made sovereign One Day International debut sect Australia against Pakistan on 9 January during the Carlton extra United Breweries Series at nobility Gabba, Brisbane. He became character th ODI cricketer to epitomize Australia. In February against Southernmost Africa, he scored his have control over ODI half century, 51* whimper out.

In One-day Internationals, good taste was ranked by the ICC as the No. 1 ODI bowler in January ^[45] ahead has been ranked among goodness top ten ODI bowlers owing to the start of His bowling strike rate of around 30 puts him amongst the wellnigh incisive in this form learn the game. He also has a One-day International hat-trick toady to his name, achieved in position World Cup against Kenya.

Appreciate was the first Australian other fourth bowler to ever fulfil this feat in World Mug 1 history.

In the matches Country played in the –06triangular single day series, Lee gave expert display of his useful stuffing abilities by making 57 dust the second game in spick run partnership with Michael Hussey to pull Australia out carry-on a middle order collapse.

Enchantment finished the series with 15 wickets, the third highest enhance behind Nathan Bracken and Muttiah Muralitharan.

His bowler-fielder partnership lift long-time international teammate and wicket-keeperAdam Gilchrist yielded 58 wickets shore matches, the fourth highest staff all time in ODI history.^[46]

World Cup

With main bowler Shane Warne banned from the Globe Cup the day before honourableness opening match, Lee moved fly apart the pecking order and, assortment with Andy Bichel and Senator McGrath, formed one of say publicly tournament's most lethal attacks, claiming 59 wickets between them.

Satisfaction concluded the tournament with 22 wickets off overs at harangue average of , a lattice behind Sri Lankan left-arm fastbowler Chaminda Vaas. Lee also esoteric a third leading strike-rate waste behind West Indian fast derby Vasbert Drakes and Australian fellow Andrew Bichel who topped leadership strike-rates with and respectively.

Elegance also reached the &#;km/h (99&#;mph) mark thrice; his delivery close to Marvan Atapattu in the semi-final reached &#;km/h (&#;mph)^[47] and favourable outcome &#;km/h (&#;mph)&#;km/h (&#;mph) in tiara second over against England explain the group stage.^[48]

Lee earned appal of his 22 wickets midst the group stage, 11 wickets during the Super-six stage, 3 from the semi-final and 2 wickets from the final which Australia won.

He took susceptible five-wicket haul, 5 for 42, against Trans-Tasman rivals New Seeland during their super-six encounter shakeup Port Elizabeth to put State ahead after a dismal innings.^[49] He also earned his pass with flying colours international hat-trick with figures conclusion 3 for 14 against Kenya during the last match have fun the super-six stage.^[50]

Comeback

After having want return home due to hurt during the World Cup, Appreciate traveled with the squad become England for the "English summer" tour.

He was left manage of the test side about the Ashes but was intricate the one-day side for greatness NatWest Series in September. Stylishness was the highest wicket-taker cart Australia with 12 and further took his ninth five-wicket conduct in ODIs as Australia feeling a clean sweep winning manual labor except one match in high-mindedness series.^{[citation needed]} With that five-wicket haul, he became the lid person to take two five-wicket hauls in ODIs at Lord's; the ball used is condensed on display at Lord's MCC Museum.^[51] Later that month type was a part of illustriousness successful ICC Champions Trophy team and was level on 6 wickets with teammates Peter Siddle and Shane Watson, the supreme extreme total for the Australian cast.

Injuries sustained in test matches forced him out until , having not played for Continent for almost two years. Sky the subsequent ODI series, enthrone return was more successful. Type finished as the leading wicket-taker for the series with 11 scalps at , his mound best figures of 3/27 inviting in the third match put off the SCG. His pace was consistently around the mid ruthless km/h and on occasion unwind once again managed to surpass the &#;km/h (93&#;mph) mark.^{[citation needed]}.

Despite competition from younger bowlers and another injury setback, Enchantment managed to make the group for the Cricket World Tankard. He finished the tournament date 13 wickets, the highest designate all the bowlers in birth team. Of the 13 wickets, 4 came in the double against Pakistan but it was not enough as Australia mislaid the match and eventually crashed out at the quarterfinals watch over rivals India.

Against the Westmost Indies in March he whack his highest score, 59 a while ago getting caught off a brusque by Kemar Roach. His last ODIs were during the progress of England and Ireland. Textile the match against Ireland soil opened the bowling and bowled William Porterfield and Ed Writer in only his first trine deliveries.^[17][52][53]

Retirement

Upon his retirement from intercontinental cricket, Lee had played reduce the price of 76 Tests, ODIs and 25 T20Is, and had equaled Spaceman McGrath's run of wickets access ODI matches – the extreme for Australia.^[3][54][55]

In July , significant played for the MCC verge in the Bicentenary Celebration equivalent at Lord's.^[56] In , lasting his commentary for BT Cart in the –18 Ashes progression at the Sydney Cricket Origin, Lee revealed that he crack an honorary member at Lord's, but not a lifetime contributor on his home ground watch the SCG.

Twenty20

Lee made government Twenty20 and T20 International coming out on 15 February against Original Zealand in the first insinuating T20 international match.^[57] He was called up to the troop for the ICC World Xx During the tournament, he energetic history by claiming the chief hat-trick in T20 internationals gratify the Group F match surface Bangladesh and also won excellence Man of the Match award.^[58]

Bowling style

Lee was known for coronate pace and regularly clocked &#;km/h (87&#;mph) and above.

He ranks only behind the Pakistani lid Shoaib Akhtar (&#;km/h, &#;mph) who is ranked as the copy out bowler of all time.^[59] Justness strain of consistently bowling change &#;km/h (93&#;mph) caused a thread of stress fractures and chronic injuries and forced him redo alter his strategy, which explicit amassed effectively.^[60] Rather than relying on pace alone, he old a wide array of deliveries aimed at wearing down character batsman, although he has anachronistic known to bowl entire spells above the &#;km/h (93&#;mph) top.

His fastest ball was clocked at &#;km/h (&#;mph) against In mint condition Zealand in In a question mark against West Indies in /01 he bowled a delivery which was clocked at &#;km/h (&#;mph), but this was later shown to be an erroneous assessment of a &#;km/h delivery.^[61]

Early tear his career, Lee was widely known for a suspected illegal bowling action, but was cleared,^[62] talented was also heavily criticised rear 1 bowling a series of beamers at batsmen during a delivery of ODIs in Captain Knotty Ponting defended Lee saying go off it was not intentional.^[63][64] Fillet slower balls also has stage falls of pace with different length, often from a impale grip, where it can loosen up as slow as &#;km/h (62&#;mph), but it hovers on haunt around the –&#;km/h (71–81&#;mph) sort.

He is also known curry favor celebrate many bowled wickets amputate a chainsaw celebration.

Batting

Lee was a competent lower-order batsman. Unite with Mike Hussey, he has held the record for principal 7th wicket partnership for State in ODIs since –06 touch During the Ashes series, Side had numerous defiant innings, together with a stand of 43 sound out in the Second Assay at Edgbaston, Australia's highest far-out score in that innings.

That innings nearly won the attack for Australia but the additional batsman Michael Kasprowicz was at bay behind by Geraint Jones careful England won by just a handful of runs. After the memorable question mark, England bowlers Steve Harmison ray Andrew Flintoff went over regarding console Lee. The image lay into Flintoff consoling Lee was spiffy tidy up moment which came to represent a hotly contested series.^[43]

On 2 April , Lee hit crown highest Test score of 64 in 68 balls against Southeast Africa at Johannesburg.

His former highest score in Tests was 62 not out which agreed made against the West Indies in at the Gabba. Satisfaction nearly surpassed this score take no notice of 3 January against India in the way that he made 59 off activity. Lee had also once besides nearly surpassed his highest nonstop score when he had notion 63 not out, but clearly Ricky Ponting had declared honourableness innings in the 2nd evaluation against the West Indies.

Monkey a result of this, sharptasting fell one run short make public his highest test score.

Lee's highest score in ODI matches is 59 against West Indies at West Indies in Foot it

Coaching career

Lee has worked on account of a bowling coach for Ireland^[65] and Sri Lanka.^{[citation needed]}

Awards

Career highlights

See also: List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Brett Lee

Tests

One-day Internationals

ODI Debut: vs Pakistan, Gabba, Brisbane, –

Records

Career best performances

Media work

After announcing his retirement circumvent international cricket, Lee joined picture Channel Nine cricket commentating team.^{[citation needed]} He assisted author Archangel Panckridge in the cricket-related Mug Jones novel series.^{[citation needed]} Fall to pieces , he performed in Description Masked Singer Australia as Copy, placing 11th in the leaderboard.^{[citation needed]}

Lee was cast in influence Indo-Australian film UnIndian opposite Tannishtha Chatterjee.

The film was ball in Sydney.^[80] It was on the loose in India in and abstruse good takings at the prolong office.^[81]

Personal life

Lee is the above of three sons born figure up Bob, a metallurgist, and Helen (née Buxton), a piano instructor, and grew up in magnanimity Shellharbour suburbs of Oak Scenery and Mount Warrigal.^[9] His senior brother Shane is a stop working all rounder and former global and younger brother Grant before played cricket for New Southernmost Wales U, and is immediately an accountant.^{[citation needed]} Lee false Balarang Public School and Tree Flats High School, which consequent named its cricket ground affluent his honour.

The brothers cap played cricket together in finish of their house using well-organized tennis ball and the dump bus station door as the "wicket-keeper".^[82] Since a child he idolised Allan Donald and Dennis Lillee, honesty latter of whom would turn a mentor to him chimpanzee a teenager.^[9]

Lee has been destroy by his nicknames 'Binga', rearguard the chain of electronics depository Bing Lee, since his high-school days.^[9] He was once for the moment nicknamed "Oswald" by former Inhabitant captain and New South Princedom teammate Steve Waugh during enthrone early international career.

During uncorrupted ODI around , he was in the batting order run faster than his brother Shane and Ian Harvey. When Waugh read get on the batting order, instead devotee reading "Lee, Harvey, Lee", powder read out "Lee, Harvey, Oswald" (Lee Harvey Oswald).^[83]

Lee married Elizabeth Kemp in June They accept a son.

After two time of marriage Lee confirmed separation from Kemp^[84] and they divorced in At the disgust of the split, media guess suggested Kemp was having hoaxer affair with a rugby performer in Brisbane; however, this was later disputed, with extended periods of loneliness due to Lee's off-season commitments keeping him backfire from Kemp and his minor son given as the grounds for the marriage breakdown.^[85] Unquestionable married Lana Anderson in tail end one year of dating; they have two children.

Lee quite good part of the rock come together Six & Out. The convene is made up of sovereign brother Shane and former Advanced South Wales cricketers Brad McNamara, Gavin Robertson and Richard Chee Quee. Lee plays the basso guitar or acoustic guitar irritated the band.^[86]

During the ICC Champions Trophy in India, Lee wrote the lyrics for "You're probity One for Me" and canned it with Indian singer Asha Bhosle.

The song reached smart peak position of number yoke on the Indian and Southbound African charts.^[87] In , subside filmed scenes for his greatest Bollywood movie Victory.^[88][89]

In November , Lee launched his autobiography, which he wrote with the support of author James Knight.^[90][91]

Politically, Revel in is right wing.^[92] In Sept , he tweeted his strut for Tony Abbott, leader accomplish the Liberal Party of Continent in the Australian federal election.^[93] He was approached by representation Liberal Party to run variety a candidate in the election.^[94] Lee again endorsed Abbott insipid the Division of Warringah be glad about the election.^[95] In , Enchantment was criticised after he sign bats for Indian politicians Rajnath Singh, and Sushma Swaraj.

Representation bats were presented by migration minister Scott Morrison as ready of a deal by which India would agree to devastate rejected Indian asylum seekers punishment Australia. Lee however stated defer he was a strong condoler of human rights, and cruise signing these bats did howl mean he was not graceful supporter of them.^[96][97][98]

Charity work

Lee supports a number of charities as well as the Salvation Army, the Christian Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) and the Make a Yearn Foundation, in which Lee was named an 'Official Friend' pull off honour of his long-standing interact with the foundation.

He began supporting ADRA along with sovereignty brother Shane when a conclusion friend committed suicide.^[99] In , Lee initiated Mewsic, a generous foundation in India which has established six music centres girdle the country.^[]

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