Brett Lee reiterated on Tuesday that (the tank had dried out and) he was running merely on fumes.
The Australian bowling spearhead said it was high time the amount of cricket being played is monitored to prevent player burnout.
"As I have said earlier, if you compare the human body with a petrol pump, I've run out of petrol and running on fumes. I can say I'm pretty empty," Lee told reporters here.
In the capital to promote a wristwatch brand, the speedster admitted too much of cricket was leaving lot more cricketers, especially of fast bowlers, injured.
Though he stopped short of naming the International Cricket Council or the individual Boards, the tearaway pacer said, "Touchwood, I'm not having injuries. But I think we should monitor how much cricket we play." "Thank god, we got five months off and I'm here more on a holiday," he said.
Lee, meanwhile, seemed enjoying his status as the Australian bowling spearhead in the absence of senior pacer Glenn McGrath.
"For the last few months, I have been the strike bowler for Australia and it's exciting. It just feels great to bowl with that brand new ball.
"I was playing in the ODIs, but Test cricket is where one wants to be. It's a great feeling to be part of the Test squad and the team is winning every match since the Ashes," he said.
Asked whether he would prefer to play the Ashes and skip the Champions Trophy, as reports claimed, Lee said, "If I'm fully fit, I will play here. I love this sub-continent." He also refused to admit that Australian cricket will find it difficult to fill in the void after the likes of Glenn McGrath, Jason Gillespie and Shane Warne retire.
"It's unfair to say that. There are bowlers like Nathan Bracken, Mitchell Johnson and I think we have a good back-up.
"Besides, both Warne and (Stuart) McGill are spinners and it's said that spinners mature with age. With them, it's not as physical as it's with the fast bowlers."
Lee also revealed he cherished his 200th wicket. "It was in World Cup and when Marvan Atapattu looked up, his stumps were knocked off the ground by that 160kmph delivery.
"I felt satisfied." The Aussie bowler was also hopeful that he would add another weapon to his arsenal once he masters the art of reverse swing, the basics of which he picked from Wasim Akram. "I did not play too many matches since the interaction with Akram. But I'll be working on it.