Brett Lee Roped in as Ireland's Bowling Coach in Build-Up to World Cup 2015
Brett Lee has 310 wickets in 76 Tests and has accounted for 380 scalps in 221 ODIs that he has featured in.
It's a good time to be an ex-Australian international player. After Mike Hussey was roped in by the South African side, recently retired Australia pacer Brett Lee has reportedly agreed to a short-term contract to act as the bowling coach for Ireland in the build-up to the World Cup 2015.
The 38-year-old Australian retired from all forms of cricket last month. One of the fastest bowlers of his time, Lee, has 310 wickets in 76 Tests and has accounted for 380 scalps in 221 ODIs that he has featured in.
Ireland's head coach, Phil Simmons was delighted to have Lee on board and says, "Brett Lee has a wonderful knowledge of fast bowling and his special insight of Australian pitches will help give our bowlers further confidence ahead of their group matches.
"I'm sure all our bowlers will benefit from the experience that a two-time World Cup winner has accumulated, especially in the pressure situations of a global event. It's a fantastic opportunity for our bowlers to learn from a living legend and one I'm sure they'll all benefit from."
The former Aussie pacer has also offered his help to mentor the medium pacers of the Indian cricket team during the cricket World Cup 2015.
Ireland take on Randwick Petersham in a 50-over friendly on Friday before the official warm-up games against Scotland on Tuesday and Bangladesh two days later. In the World Cup, they have been drawn in Pool B alongside India, Pakistan, South Africa, Zimbabwe, UAE and West Indies. They start their campaign against West Indies in Nelson on 16 February.