Transcript of Go4Cricket.com Chat

Source: go4cricket.com - July 21, 2000

Moderator: Brett Lee is right here with us. You can ask your questions.

Sunil: Who is the most difficult batsman to bowl at?
Brett Lee: Sachin Tendulkar! Playing against him has been a dream come true. He's always been an idol of mine. He has got very good eyes and sees the ball early. There's very little margin of error while bowling at him. He's a natural stroke-maker and possesses an inborn talent. It's great bowling against him and to test him.

Guest211: Brett, who's your favourite cricketer?
Brett: Allan Donald has been my idol while I was growing up. He takes so many wickets and he has got total control over his bowling. He has lot of fun on the field, too. The way he bowls and give so little away to the batsmen, that at times he becomes really very difficult bowler to play against. He's simply great

Muneeza: Hi Brett, how are you? Do you like competing with your brother?
Brett: There's sort of healthy competition between us. We're not exactly rivals and we work together as a team since he's elder to me I always look up on him for support.

Guest 215: How do you feel playing for a team that has people like Shane Warne and Steve Waugh?
Brett: It's a huge bonus playing along with them. Steve is arguably the best captain and Shane is a perfect bowler. He has so many tricks up his sleeves and mentally he's tough. Both of them have so much to give to the youngsters.

Guest71: Is it your ambition to bowl at 100-miles-per-hour?
Brett: Yeah, of course, I have a dream to bowl at that pace. But at the same time I want to take wickets and be consistent all the time. It is very healthy that countries have bowlers who can bowl at more than 150 kilometre per hour per hour. It's a very healthy sign.

Aamish: Which is your favorite ground?
Brett: It's SCG (Sydney Cricket Ground). It's got history behind it. It's great playing out there and the atmosphere is terrific.

Sachin217: Who do you like bowling with, Glenn or Shane?
Brett: I like bowling with both of them. Well, bowling with Glenn is quite different. He is very accurate and maintains a steady line and length. He is very consistent. Shane is classic sort of bowler and has so many tricks up his sleeves and it's only a matter of time before he'll script a batsman's downfall. He tries all the time and varies his bowling quite a lot. I don't mind bowling with either of them.

Guest62: How exactly do you work on your pace?
Brett: Pre-season fitness is very essential. Previously I had a weak back that used to give me lot of problem. I think it is very important to have a strong body. I work on lower part of my body, do some sit-ups but never too much of weights.

Mischief: What is that you like to do other than playing cricket?
Brett: I like playing golf. Though I am not very good at it but it keeps my mind off cricket. I play music. It's a cricket band -- my brother Shane and three other New South Wales players. I play bass guitar, we do about 2-3 gigs a week in pubs during the off-season.

Aamish: Do you think that you can ever replace McGrath?
Brett: Can't really. There's still along way to go before that. He's very consistent and a prefect bowler. But yeah, one day I'd love to be the strike bowler for Australia and do the best I can.

Muneeza: Which is your favourite country against whom you like playing?
Brett: I think playing in India would be a big thing - its a different challenge - and South Africa, but most of all England because of the romance of the Ashes.

Guest70: Brett, are you married or you have a girlfriend?
Brett: No haven't got a girlfriend, I'm just concentrating on my cricket and not exactly looking for one yet.