Did You Know?
  • He really does eat 7 Weet-Bix for breakfast like the commercial says!
  • Brett's parents gave him a gold necklace and bracelet for his 17th birthday which he rarely takes off.
  • There is an official book on store shelves about Brett and his brother, Shane. "Lee2 - Lee to the Power of Two". Included are some cute kiddie pics from the family album!
  • Brett is part of a band "Six and Out" comprised of fellow NSW cricketers: Richard Chee Quee, Brad McNamara, Gavin Robertson and his brother, Shane. They have released a CD Six & Out and a stand alone EP Bring It On. Brett plays bass and provides some vocals.
  • The player most trusted with control of the team Rock Box is Brett Lee - he's got pretty diverse musical taste. Lately, it's all been S Club 7. During the Sussex game, he'd play S Club's Don't Stop Movin' twice as soon as they got into the dressing room. Then when they came back in after warm-ups, he'd play it again. He's also into the Backstreet Boys. And Elvis, as well, of course: Suspicious Minds often gets an airing.
  • The oval at Brett's former high school, Oak Flats High, has been named after him.
  • His designated charity is the ADRA New Day Foundation (ADRA stands for Adventist Development Relief Agency) sponsored by one of his sponsors Sanitarium.
  • Brett is a pretty nifty hairdresser!
  • His fave AFL team is of course his home side, the Sydney Swans
  • His pajamas consists of a singlet and boxers
  • Brett once hosted a short-lived TV program, Personal Best
  • He has a greyhound racer named after him, because it's fast!
  • He doesn't have a cricketing superstition, but he always puts his left shoe on first. As Brett says, "You've got to put one on first, so why not the left?!"
  • He co-owns a cafe (with Luke Harriss) called 'Fusions Coffee Shop/Bookshop'. (Thanks Tammin, Gakka & Elle)
  • His fave cricketer is Allan Border (Thanks Vrushali)
  • His fave car is a Volks Wagen (Thanks Vrushali)
  • Besides knowing Shukriya (thank you) & Namaste (hi), Jaldi Chalo (move fast or walk fast) in Hindi he also knows 'Nandiri' which means 'thank you' in Tamil. (Thanks Swati and Akanksha)
  • He uses Forever & Avon soaps & shampoos. (Thanks Swati)
  • Brett's favourite rugby league team is St George Illawarra Dragons. (Thanks Pauline)
  • Brett is afraid of heights. (Thanks Tammin and Resham)
  • Brett's favourite song is "When you Say Nothing At All" by Ronan Keating. (Thanks Nidhi)
  • In his first cricket match,Brett bowled six batsman out one after the other,in an over. This was when he was nine. (Thanks Nidhi)
  • Brett likes girls with dimples and good manners. (Thanks Asiya)
  • Brett dreads facing Shoiab Akhtar and Chris Cairns. (Thanks Aisya)
  • Brett is the first Australian player to take a hat-trick in World Cup. He did so in the 2003 World Cup in South Africa. (Thanks Deepa)
  • Brett likes to eat Butter Chicken (Thanks to Nidhi)
  • The Indian cricket team refer to Brett as 'khargosh' which means 'rabbit' in Hindi. (Thanks Hetal)
  • The first Hindi song that Brett heard was Muqabla Muqabla, at the age of 17, when he was on an under-19 tour of India, and he owns a cassette of the song. (Thanks Shambhavi)
  • Brett Lee was born in the (Chinese) Year of the Dragon, and his element is fire. (Thanks Lakshmi)
  • His favourite Indian actress is Preity Zinta. (Thanks Nidhi)
  • Along with the guitar and piano, Brett also plays the mouth organ. (Thanks Crystal)
  • Brett was given a secret trial as pitcher for US baseball team Arizona Diamondbacks. (Thanks Nidhi)
  • When asked which one person you would like to be for a day, Brett replied Elvis Presley. (Thanks Deepa)
  • Brett said he'd love to go on a date with actress, Liv Tyler.
  • Brett owns 2 pet Clown Fish. (Thanks Kate)
  • Brett's two clown fish are named 'Finding' & 'Nemo'. (Thanks Alana)
  • Brett likes to read the biographies of Indian cricket players. (Thanks Jolly)
  • Brett would love to work in the Indian film industry and is open to all offers. (Thanks Bhawna)
  • Brett owns the record for most time as a 12th man! (Thanks Dana)
  • Brett starred in a short film called "Dream Date", written by journalist Shane Cubis (Thanks Nithya)
  • Brett was once nicknamed 'Oswald' by his team-mates. Apparently, he once batted below his brother (Shane) Lee and (Ian) Harvey. When the captain was reading out the sheet, he is said to have read Lee, Harvey... Then somebody in the ranks shouted, 'Oswald!'. And so Lee was 'shortened' to Oswald.