SYDNEY, Oct 18: Australian fast bowler Brett Lee has declared his intention to return as the Test spearhead this summer, and vowed to quit if he can’t measure up.
Laughing off last year’s injury-plagued summer, Lee scoffed at talk of slowing down his bowling to prolong his international career.
Fast and faster was how Steve Waugh instructed him to bowl when he burst on to the Test scene in 1999 - and that’s the way he will roll until he retires.
In a wide-ranging interview with The Sunday Telegraph, Lee opened up about the pain of not seeing his son Preston for six months and his desire to dominate international cricket for at least two more seasons.
"I’ve spearheaded the Australian attack for a number of years now and that’s what I’m focused on continuing to do," Lee said.
"It’s an absolute honour, and it’s not something I’m prepared to let go of lightly. The day that I can’t bowl quickly is the day that I’ll hang the boots up. I’m not a person who runs in and bowls 130km/h outswingers trying to catch an edge," Lee said.
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