da 888casino: BRISBANE – Paceman Brett Lee has been dropped from Australian Testcricket side for the first time in his 24-Test career.
AAP06-Nov-2002BRISBANE – Paceman Brett Lee has been dropped from Australian Testcricket side for the first time in his 24-Test career.Lee has been named as 12th man for the first Test of the Ashes seriesagainst England starting at the Gabba tomorrow.Andrew Bichel was preferred ahead of Lee, joining a three-man paceattack with Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie.While he was officially named 12th man, Lee will be released to play forNew South Wales in the Pura Cup game against Tasmania starting at theSCG on Friday.Australia: Steve Waugh (capt), Matthew Hayden, Justin Langer, RickyPonting, Damien Martyn, Darren Lehmann, Adam Gilchrist, Jason Gillespie,Shane Warne, Andrew Bichel, Glenn McGrath. Brett Lee 12th man.