The Man
- Full Name: Brett Lee
- Nicknames: Bing, Binga
- Date of Birth: 8 November, 1976
- Star Sign: Scorpio
- Place of Birth: Oak Flats, New South Wales, Australia
- Currently Resides: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Schools Attended: Balarang Public School and Oak Flats High School
- Height: 186.5 cm ("that half-centimetre is important")
- Family: Parents - Helen & Bob, and brothers - Shane (older) and Grant (younger).
- Children: a son, Preston Charles, born on November 16, 2006.
- Occupation: Australian Cricketer and suit salesman at Barclays Menswear
- Shoe Size: 13
- Interests: Playing the accoustic or bass guitar, fashion and fresh water fishing.
- Greatest influences: My family. They have stuck by me and been honest at all times.
- Most Precious Belonging: "My family - we're a very tight-knit unit. If someone told me that I had to give up fashion, cricket and my music to guarantee my family's health and happiness, I'd do it."
- Most prized possession: My son, Preston and my Baggy Green, of course.
- What attracts him: A great smile, a good personality and humour. I'm a sucker for dimples.
The Cricketer
- Playing role: Bowler
- Batting style: Right-hand bat
- Bowling style: Right-arm fast
- Teams: Australia (national), New South Wales Blues (state) & Mosman (club)
- Fastest delivery: 161.0 km/h
- Most memorable match: My Test debut, in the Boxing Day Test against India at Melbourne in 1999. I took 5 for 47 and the whole five days were a complete dream for me.
- Worst match: A first-grade match, at Pratten Park, in 1998. I 'broke' my back diving for a ball at fine leg and the resultant stress-fractures kept me out for several months.
- Cricketing heroes: Dennis Lillee and Allan Donald.
- Most feared opponent: My brother Shane in the nets – he always hits me!
- Main complaint about cricket: I hate it when it rains, especially when play is lost.
- What do you do when rain stops play: Generally eat.
- Changes to improve the game and its appeal: Add a fourth stump!
- Favourite ground: The SCG – batsmen do not like batting there and I am inspired by the history and tradition.
- Least favourite ground: Dunedin, New Zealand for the unpleasant crowd behaviour.
The Favourites
- Favourite Food: Mum's lasagne & Weetbix
- Favourite Pizza: Hawaiian
- Favourite Beverage: Soda water, Corona with lemon, Red Bull, Sanitarium Apple Juice.
- Favourite Music: Ranges from Mozart to AC/DC. Has admitted to being an Elvis fan as well as a Human Nature fan! Also has been known to listen to S Club 7 and Backstreet Boys.
- Favourite Movie: Shawshank Redemption
- Favourite Night In: Watching TV or a movie, writing a song
- Favourite way to relax away from cricket: Playing music
- Favourite holiday destination: Home
- Favourite TV show: Australia’s Funniest Home Videos.
- Favourite hotel: Quay West, Melbourne.
- Favourite restaurant: Doyles, Sydney.
- Favourite actors: Sandra Bullock and Adam Sandler.
- Favourite film: Happy Gilmore.
- Favourite author: Stephen King.
- Favourite comedians: Eddie Murphy and Adam Sandler.
- Favourite fictional character: Austin Powers, ‘yeh-yeh’!
The Other Stuff
- Best advice ever received: Never assume
- The meal/food he's best at cooking: Beef stir fry
- When he was 8-years-old he wanted to be: A wallaby (Australian rugby player)
- Worst habit is: Doing a million things at once
- Sporting (non-cricket) hero is: The Socceroos
- Most embarrassing moment: Walking out to bat with two left-handed batting gloves on.
- Other sports or sportspeople followed: The Wallabies – they have great fight.
- What do you listen to in the car?: Anything that I can sing to!
- Pet hates: Being stressed.
- What do you think you would be doing now if you weren't playing cricket?: Playing music and selling suits! I work for Barclay’s Menswear in Sydney and go there on any day off I can, as I quite enjoy the interaction with customers and the ability to make sales. My profile seems to have assisted Barclay’s in attracting customers and it makes me feel as if I am giving something back to the people who supported me before I made good, so to speak.
- Who would you have like to been in a previous life?: Elvis Presley.
- In what situation would you have loved to be a fly on the wall?: I would like to have listened in on the hook-up regarding the ICC panel interview over my bowling action.
- If you were given $1000, what would you spend it on?: Clothes.
- What are you most afraid of?: 'Closter' – my brother when he is claustrophobic.
- Future career: In the clothing industry
- Motto in life: Be happy and enjoy yourself.
- Manager: Neil Maxwell of Insite Organisation
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