Australian speedster Brett Lee today opined that Test pitches, becoming increasingly batsmen-friendly, would "kill" the bowlers in the long run.
Talking to newspersons as the brand ambassador of Timex watches, he expressed concern over Test wickets becoming increasingly batsmen-friendly.
The Australian fast bowler pointed to the 400 Test runs scored by Brian Lara of West Indies against England recently to substantiate his view that the pitches were becoming batsmen-friendly. "As a fast bowler one should pitch the ball in the right spot.
There will hardly be any assistance for the medium pacers on batsmen-friendly wickets. In the long run, it will kill the bowlers," he added.
He dismissed the view that the absence of strike bowlers Glenn Mcgrath and himself had led to India performing creditably well during the recent tour to "Down Under." Showering encomiums on the Indian team, he said the way they played showed their confidence. The Indian team had improved by several leaps and bounds, thanks to skipper Saurav Ganguly, who had taken the team to high levels, Brett Lee remarked.
He expressed disappointment for not playing the entire series against India back home and said he was raring to go when the Aussies arrived here in October for a Test series. "Come October, I will be raring to go at the Indians ," he remarked.
"The tour will not be so easy as playing in India is very difficult. We will be coming with a lot of confidence and do our home work well leading up to the series."