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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nir25" data-source="post: 6801673" data-attributes="member: 133993"><img src="http://www.topnews.in/files/Brett-Lee_1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Lee has been hampered by injury in recent years and has elected to bring  an    end to his international career in the longest form of the game after  76    Test appearances.       "I am extremely proud to have played Test cricket for Australia,"     said Lee.                         "My reason for retiring from this form of the game is so that I can    preserve my body and continue to represent my country in the other  forms of    the game."   The 33-year-old intimated last week he had been considering walking away  from    the longer format of the game as he faces a lengthy rehabilitation  following    elbow surgery in December.      Lee has described the injury as the "most painful" of a Test career that  has    yielded 310 wickets but has been undermined by injury in recent years.        The quick missed last year's Ashes series after suffering a side strain  on the    eve of the first Test and has not worn the baggy green since the 2008  Boxing    Day Test against South Africa.   Cricket Australia chief executive officer James Sutherland paid tribute  to    Lee's efforts with the national side since making his debut in 1999,  when he    claimed five for 47 in his first Test innings against India.       "Brett's had a fantastic career in Test match cricket for Australia over  a    long period and I take this opportunity to congratulate him on the way  he    has represented his country and the outstanding contribution he has  made,"    Sutherland said.   "Brett has played a key role in helping the Australian team be one of  the most    successful Test teams in history.      "But it's also the way he went about his cricket; with a readiness to  smile    and a clear enjoyment of what he was doing, which also helped lift the     team's popularity and won the support of fans in Australia and  throughout    the world.      "I remember seeing him debut at the MCG against India in the Boxing Day  Test    back in 1999; he bowled a very quick spell that had the Indian batsmen     ducking for cover and straight away I think we all knew then that we  were    watching the birth of a great fast bowler."      Lee leaves the Test scene sitting fourth on Australia's all-time Test    wicket-takers list, behind Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Dennis  Lillee.       "To finish his Test career sitting fourth on Australia's list of Test    wicket-takers, behind names such as Warne, McGrath and Lillee is a  fantastic    achievement," Sutherland continued.   "Although he's now retired from Test cricket, I look forward to seeing  him    return to Australian colours in the shorter formats of the game, as  I'm sure    are many cricket fans around the world."    Brett Lee factfile         <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">1976: Born on November 8 in Wollongong, New South  Wales.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">1999: December 26 - Makes his Test debut against  India in Melbourne and         takes five wickets in an innings.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">2000: January 9 - One-day international debut  against Pakistan in         Brisbane.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">March - Reported for an illegal action but later  cleared.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">2001: February - Undergoes elbow surgery for the  first time and is         ruled out for three months.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">2003: Takes two wickets in Australia's 125-run win  over India in the         World Cup final at Johannesburg.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">2005: August 8 - Was at the non-striker's end when  Australia suffered a        heartbreaking  two-run defeat in the memorable second Ashes Test  at        Edgbaston. England  went on to win the series 2-1 and reclaim the  Ashes        for the first time in  two decades.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">November - Claims his Test best figures of five for  30 against West         Indies in Brisbane.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">2006: November - Named in the ICC Test and ODI Team  of the Year.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">2007: February - Undergoes ankle surgery which  rules him out of the         World Cup in the Caribbean.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">2008: February 26 - Wins Alan Border Medal as  Australia's best player         in all forms of the game during the past year.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">June 29 - Takes his 300th ODI wicket against West  Indies at St George's         to become just the second Australian to achieve the feat.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">August - Rules himself out of the ODI series with  Bangladesh following         the break up of his marriage.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">October - Surpasses Craig McDermott's 291 Test  wickets to become         Australia's fourth-highest wicket taker of all-time.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">November - Takes his 300th Test wicket against New  Zealand in Brisbane.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">2009: January - Ruled out of series against South  Africa and undergoes         surgery on his left ankle.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">July - Suffers side strain injury in final warm-up  match ahead of the         Ashes and does not play in the series despite being fit for the  fourth         Test at Headingley.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">December 3 - Has surgery on his troublesome elbow  injury.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">2010: February 24 Announces his retirement from  Test cricket.</li> </ul><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/australia/7302255/Brett-Lee-announces-retirement-from-Test-cricket.html" target="_blank">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/australia/7302255/Brett-Lee-announces-retirement-from-Test-cricket.html</a></blockquote>

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