Brett Lee retires

vIndianz.com (24 Feb, 2010) — Sydney: Australian Brett Lee, one of the fastest bowlers of the modern era, announced his retirement from Test cricket on Wednesday with the aim of extending his international career in shorter forms of the game.

The 33-year-old Lee made his debut in 1999 and racked up 310 wickets at 30.81 in 76 Tests, the fourth highest Australian wicket-taker of all time behind Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Dennis Lillee.

“It’s not the finish or the end of me. I do have a lot more cricket left in me. Test cricket has to go in order to prolong my One-day cricket for Australia,” he told a media conference at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Lee played his last Test for his country against South Africa in late 2008 and has since struggled with foot, side and ankle injuries, with the side strain robbing him of the chance to take part in last year’s Ashes series against England.

“This hasn’t happened overnight, it’s been a long, long process,” Lee said.

Lee, who took 5-47 on his debut at the Melbourne Cricket Ground against India, said Test cricket remained the ultimate form of the game for top cricketers.

Lee, who has played 186 One-day internationals since his first match in 2000 and helped Australia win the 2003 World Cup, said he hoped to take part in this year’s Twenty20 World Cup in West Indies and the One-day World Cup in Asia next year.

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