Top 3 performances of Brett Lee in Tests

Brett Lee is among the quickest fast bowlers to have played the game. He had a rhythmic run-up and a repeatable action, keeping him injury free for a significant part of his illustrious career. Lee formed a lethal new-ball partnership with the legendary Glenn McGrath across formats. In Test cricket, the right-arm speedster bagged 310 wickets from 76 Tests at an average of 30.82 and a strike rate of 53.33. He bagged 10 five-wicket hauls and had best figures of 5/30 in an innings.

Here’s a look at top 3 performances of Brett Lee in Test cricket:

1. 5/30 vs West Indies, Brisbane (November 2005)

Lee bowled a fiery spell in the fourth innings of the first Test between Australia and the West Indies at The Gabba in Brisbane in November 2005. He could only pick up one wicket in the West Indies’ first innings but backed it up with career-best figures of 5/30 in the second. The home side won the one-sided match by 379 runs to go 1-0 up in the three-match series. Lee picked up the wickets of Devon Smith, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Denesh Ramdin, Corey Collymore, and Jermaine Lawson.

2. 5/47 vs India, Melbourne (December 1999)

Lee burst onto the scene with a brilliant performance against India on his international debut, which was a Boxing Day Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1999. Lee rattled the Indian batters with pace and bounce and finished with figures of 5/47 in 18 overs in the first innings. He scalped two wickets in the second innings, as Australia beat India by 180 runs in the second Test of the three-match series.

1. 9/171 vs New Zealand, Adelaide (November-December 2008)

Lee registered his best match figures of 9/171 against New Zealand in the second Test, which was played from November 28 to December 1 in 2008, at the Adelaide Oval. In the first innings, Lee bagged a four-for, conceding 66 runs in 25.3 overs. He followed it up with figures of 5/105 in 25 overs in New Zealand’s second innings. The Aussies won the encounter comfortably by an innings and 62 runs.

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