November 23, 2009 – 12:38 am
True story.
He was found drenched in blood underneath a pile of 2784 news articles about the end of his career/life.
Other than some paper cuts, and a sore elbow from trying to fight his way out, he is ok. He may even be fit enough to bowl again just after Christmas, if he doesn’t die again [...]
The real reason Brett Lee broke down is pure earnest desperation.
Lee flew around the world trying to prove he was fit again.
He wouldn’t stay in Sydney and wait for the call; he had to make it happen.
That is how he is, and it isn’t the first time it has pushed him over the edge.
He has [...]
Brett Lee has had a shocking last twelve months.
Injury, love woes, form loss, losing his king of cricket pop title to AB DeVillers, and the Chris Gayle ruining his come back.
Today he stepped over the carcass of the last 12 months.
Coming on after Ponting threatened to spank him for not taking the game seriously enough, [...]
Before Australia played Sri Lanka in late 07 I thought Lee might be lucky to hold onto a place in the Australian side. His form was ok, as it had always been, but I figured there were other bowlers who were younger who could come in and average around 32.
Then in his next 9 tests [...]
March 16, 2009 – 10:26 am
“I’m not embarrassed to say that I expect to lead the pace attack and take that brand new ball again for Australia,”
Brett Lee
I wouldn’t want to embarrass you Brett, and I think you’re swell and all.
But have you been watching this series?
Australia is going pretty well, and you aren’t there.
In India, Australia went like shit, [...]
November 13, 2008 – 10:32 am
I know we keep banging on about the cricket, but these are troubled times we find ourselves in. Things are so bad that the English are now lining up to sink the boots in to Ricky Ponting’s wounded warriors. Like hyenas circling a lame lion, the Poms are now coming over all brave and stout-hearted.
The Guardian’s cricket writer [...]