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29-Oct-2009 15:51:00 GMT
India v Australia, 3rd ODI, New Delhi

I Am Not Finished Yet, Insists Brett Lee

New Delhi: The wear and tear of the last 10 years have taken a toll on Brett Lee's body but the Australian pace spearhead has no plans of cutting down on any formats of the game to prolong his career.

Lee said the focus now is to get his place back in the Australian Test squad but he was not planning to sacrifice ODIs or Twenty20 to achieve that.

"To constantly bowl 150 kmph for 10-15 years will obviously result in injuries but I am not finished yet. I am feeling fresh and still have lot more years of cricket left. I still love the game and have passion for the game," Lee said.

"Any opportunity to play for your country is something special and as bowler I am certainly not complaining. I love to play all formats of the game. I love Twenty20, it is exciting but I am hungry as ever to get back in the Test team," he added.

The 33-year-old pacer said the injury sustained during the first ODI against India in Vadodara was unfortunate and he was hoping for a commendable performance in rest of the seven-match series to earn his place back in the Test side.

He also ruled out suggestions that playing in the Champions League just before the bilateral series had anything to do with his injury.

Sachin Tendulkar is yet to make an impact in the series, scoring just 14 and four so far but Lee said even though their plans worked in first two games, Aussies would be fool to write off the champion batsman.

"He (Tendulkar) is a class act. So far we were lucky to pick him up cheaply but it is unfair to write him off. So far it is going well and we will stick to our plans in the next matches," the fast bowler said.

Asked whether the small face off between Mitchell Johnson and Indian batsmen - Virender Sehwag and Mahendra Singh Dhoni - during the second ODI could have been avoided, Lee said, "If you ask me nothing went wrong yesterday.


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