It would be difficult for Lee to make a comeback to test side: Oz coach

By Rahul Bajaj
for Cricketain.com

Published: February 6, 2010

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Melbourne: Australian coach Tim Nielsen said on Friday that speedster Brett Lee’s future lies in the shorter formats of the game and that it would be a challenge for the fast bowler to make a comeback to the test squad.

Nielsen said the 32-year-old fast bowler was still a strong contender for a spot in Australia’s one-day side, but considering his age and absence from Test cricket since December, 2008, Lee’s Test place is not certain. “If Brett (Lee) wants to play international cricket, there’s no doubt he’s got a massive role in our one-day side,” Nielsen was quoted as saying by the Australian Associated Press.

“(But) Test cricket will be a challenge for him, he hasn’t played it for 12 or 14 months now and just his body being that much older and not having that huge amount of cricket is going to be harder for him,” he said. “But there’s no doubt he’s still got the quality. His bowling in the Champions Trophy (last year) was instrumental for us winning that major event. If he’s keen and ready to go it won’t be long before you see him back.”

Lee, who has so far taken 310 wickets in 76 Tests and 324 ODI scalps from 186 matches, is recuperating from an elbow surgery and is unsure when he will return to bowling again.

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