The last time Brett Lee took five wickets in a Test innings was four years ago at the Gabba against New Zealand.
On Sunday at the same venue as Australia thrashed the West Indies in the first Test, Lee, with some help from New South Wales teammate Nathan Bracken, performed the feat again and in the process justified his skipper's faith, and answered a few critics.
"To see that 10th wicket fall and it happened to be my fifth was just a bonus," said an understandably satisfied Lee following his career best 5-30 off only 14 overs. "Confidence is everything and if you can get five wickets in a Test match it is just what you dream about when you are a little kid."
However, it took a long chat with skipper Ricky Ponting on Saturday evening to turn around the speedster from an ordinary first innings display where he bowled short and proved expensive taking 1-59.
The skipper had heard about how Lee wanted to drop his pace and be more economical coming into the game, but Ponting was not convinced.
"After the first innings of the game I totally disagreed with what he was thinking,' the skipper said, revealing the essence of the meeting was to re-enforce what Lee's strengths were.
"To bowl pretty full and to use his pace especially to the left-handed batsman," added Ponting.
"You saw a different bowler on Sunday that what you saw in the first innings. It was extremely pleasing today to see Brett bowl the way that he did."
"That will do him the world of good to actually get back to know what is the right way to approach his Test match bowling."
Lee admitted he was happy to speak to others besides Ponting such as former skippers Mark Taylor and Steve Waugh (this week) about his game to glean the best information, but in the end it wass up to Lee decide what is best.
And for Australia that is to bowl fast and in short bursts.
"My role is definitely to be an impact bowler," Lee said. "My biggest asset is pace and that is why I am in the Australian cricket team."
"I am ideally suited to bowl four or five over spells. I think it is a pretty hard task for a fast bowler to run in at 150ks for seven or eight over spells - its just not possible - it doesn't matter how fit you are."
"It has been a while (since my last fiver) but I am back now and hopefully can use this as a platform."
The other talking point about Lee was THAT six early on the second day and how he rated the massive strike out of the Gabba.
"I was pleading for the bowler (Daren Powell) to pitch one up because it was pre-meditated," said Lee.
"I was getting peppered out there and I got the opportunity and swung as hard as I could and it sailed over the roof so it was good."
Strangely though he sought some advice from regular number 11 Glenn McGrath about the hit. "If you ever get asked about that shot say you didn't quite get it," was tone fast bowlers advice to another according to Lee.
On a more serious note, Lee who has all-rounder aspirations said he along with the other tail-enders has worked very hard on his batting.
"It just adds a lot of value to that bottom order, none of us are called bunnies - we do take it very seriously and every run we get is a bonus for Australia."