"Brett Lee's obvious advantage is his speed through the air, which can to a considerable extent negate the slowness of our Indian pitches. But even more importantly, he gets the ball to swing, and also to reverse swing to a considerable extent as the ball gets older. In Indian conditions, reverse swing is always a factor, so a bowler like Lee who can do that, at top speed, is obviously going to be a danger. He is on his first tour -- in fact, he hasn't much experience of touring, so it will be interesting to see how he copes with the off-field factors, which do have an impact on your performance in the middle".

Brett Lee
Country: Australia
Known as: Brett Lee
Born: Woolongong, New South Wales, 8-11-1976
Type: Right hand lower-order batsman and right arm fast bowler
Team: New South Wales
First-class debut: 1994-95

Test debut: v India at Melbourne, 1999-00
Highest Test score: 62* v West Indies at Brisbane, 2000-01
Best Test bowling : 5-47 v India at Melbourne, 1999-00