Melbourne, Nov 21 : Former Test quick bowler Rodney Hogg feels Brett Lee should retire from Test cricket to spearhead Australia's bowling attack in the 2011 World Cup.

Lee's international future is at the crossroads, with the 76-Test veteran taking time out to ponder his future after succumbing to an elbow injury.

Despite his litany of setbacks, Lee is not convinced his illustrious Test career, 310 wickets at 30.82, is over.

But Hogg says Lee, 33, should put his energies into the game's shorter version.

"Brett Lee should just retire from Test cricket," Hogg was quoted as saying in Herald Sun.

Melbourne, Nov 17 : Australian fast bowler Brett Lee's Test career received a severe jolt as he is likely to undergo a surgery on his elbow and would be out of the game for eight weeks.

The Age reported that if the speedster, who has claimed 310 wickets from 78 Tests, undergoes a surgery then it would put a big question mark on his career.

Lee's manager Neil Maxwell had already disclosed to the daily that the fast bowler was contemplating retirement from the long format.

Sydney, Nov 17 : Australian fast bowler Brett Lee’s Test career could be in danger of ending sooner than later after it was reported that he is likely to require a surgery to remove a bone spur from his elbow that would sideline him for at least two months.

The 33-year-old veteran of 76 Test matches and 310 Test wickets could now be forced to make a decision on his future in the game, as he has been struggling with the injury for the past one year.

Lee is exploring alternatives to surgery, but conceded that it might be the only option.

Sydney, Nov 16 : Australian fast bowler Brett Lee is unlikely to be considered for the first Test against West Indies starting November 26 after failing to recover from an elbow injury.

Lee aggravated his troublesome right elbow in New South Wales (NSW)''s Ford Ranger Cup loss to the Tigers on Sunday, robbing him of the chance to impress national selectors ahead of the first Test.

Lee has also been left out of the NSW line-up for the Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania starting Tuesday.

Melbourne, Nov 4 : Australian fast bowler Brett Lee, who flew back home midway from the ODI series against India due an elbow injury, will resume bowling next week.

Cricket Australia (CA) said Wednesday that both Lee and wicketkeeper Tim Paine, who fractured his finger, underwent check-ups here and nothing serious was found.

Melbourne, Nov 2 : Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has backed Brett Lee’s bid to beat his injury and come back into Test contention, but the fast bowler’s friends Damien Fleming and Michael Kasprowicz have warned the veteran’s future should be decided purely on performance and not on reputation.

Australia will play the Test series opener against the West Indies at the Gabba starting on November 26.

New Delhi, Oct 30 : Australian fast bowler Brett Lee and all-rounder James Hopes have been ruled out of Saturday's one-day international against India at the Ferozeshah Kotla.

Lee, who suffered an elbow injury in the opening ODI at Vadodara, missed the next match in Nagpur while Hopes too had to sit out of the second ODI with a hamstring injury.    

Australian captain Ricky Ponting said Friday the duo would take a couple of days to be fully fit for international action.    

Brett Lee has hit the headlines without doing much of note in the ongoing series with hosts India. After complaining of elbow pain in the first game, he skipped the second and is not sure of playing the third one in New Delhi.

Talking at a programme to promote an Australian university on Thursday, the fast bowler said he'd take a call on Friday.

“I think I'll know a lot more tomorrow at training. I'm not going to make a call today to say whether I'll be available for the weekend or not. I'm hoping to be, but I'll know a lot more at training,” he said.

He blamed the crammed schedule for his injury.

Sydney, Oct 27 : Australian pacer Brett Lee's mystery elbow injury ahead of the second one-dayer against India threatens to derail his Test comeback hopes.

Lee (elbow strain) along with paceman Mitchell Johnson (rolled ankle) is in serious doubt for Wednesday's clash in Nagpur, while all-rounder James Hopes has a hamstring tear.    

The timing could not be worse for veteran Lee - trying to convince selectors of his durability as he strives to again be Australia's Test spearhead this summer and take 400 Test and one-day wickets.    

Sydney, Oct 27 : Australian all-rounder Moises Henriques will fly to India as cover for injured pacers Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson.

Lee (elbow) and Johnson (ankle) are both to be rested from Australia's second one-day international against India in Nagpur Wednesday.

Their injuries are considered relatively minor and they're expected to resume in the seven-match series.

Henriques' call is reward for a sterling performance in New South Wales Blues' title triumph at the inaugural Twenty20 Champions League in India which ended last weekend.

Vadodara, Oct. 27 : Australian fast bowler Brett Lee''s mystery elbow injury is threatening to derail his Test comeback hopes, reports The Herald Sun.

Australian team physiotherapist Kevin Sims confirmed that apart from Lee, Mitchell Johnson and James Hopes have had scans in Vadodara, and added that Cricket Australia is viewing the injuries to be serious enough to warrant reinforcements.

The International Cricket Council cannot do anything about it, and the Board of Control for Cricket in India does not want to do anything about it. But the incessant, around-the-year matches are not going down too well with the players.

Despite leading his side to a win over India in Vadodara on Sunday, Australian skipper Ricky Ponting wasn’t a particularly pleased man.

Brett Lee, Nathan Hauritz and Doug Bollinger — playing for New South Wales in the Champions League — joined their national teammates barely hours before the ODI.

Nagpur, Oct 26 The Australian cricket team has been hit hard with injuries as strike bowlers Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson are doubtful for the second One-day international against India on Wednesday.

All-rounder James Hopes has already been ruled out of the match after he strained his hamstring during the first match in Vadodara Sunday. Mitchell Johnson also left the field for a while after twisting his ankle and Lee has a sore elbow.

Injuries continue to scare Australian team in the seven one day international match series against India as all-rounder James Hopes has been ruled out of the second ODI match to be played in Nagpur on Wednesday.

Hopes had sustained a hamstring strain during the first match in Vadodra on Sunday. Australian pacer Brett Lee and Michelle Johnson are also looking doubtful for the next match due to injuries.

Vadodara, Oct. 26 : Australian fast bowler Brett Lee and all-rounder James Hopes are suffering from elbow soreness and a hamstring injury respectively, and are doubtful starters for second one-day international against India to be played in Nagpur on Wednesday.

The Australian quoted cricket team sources as saying that Hopes may not be fit for the Nagpur ODI.

Lee, on the other hand, will need to prove his fitness in order to play in Nagpur, they added.

New South Wales Blue’s pacer Brett Lee, all-rounder Moises Henriques and opening batsman Phil Hughes have made into the T20 Champions League All-Star XI team list updated on Friday.

All Star XI team, updated after conclusion of second semifinal, features seven players of the finalist teams of the cash rich and lucrative tournament including four players of NSW and three of Trinidad & Tobago.

Sydney, Oct. 18 : Australian fast bowler Brett Lee has declared his intention to return as the Test spearhead this summer, and vowed to quit if he can''t measure up.

Laughing off last year''s injury-plagued summer, Lee scoffed at talk of slowing down his bowling to prolong his international career.

Fast and faster was how Steve Waugh instructed him to bowl when he burst on to the Test scene in 1999 - and that''s the way he will roll until he retires.

Brett Lee loves to bowl fast. And he doesn’t want to make any compromises.

Looking a fatigued man on Thursday morning after the long journey from South Africa after the Champions Trophy, Lee said he would not cut on his pace for anything. “I enjoy bowling fast and it means a lot to me to be the world’s fastest bowler.”

“If you think I will bowl outswingers at 130 kph, sorry that’s not going to happen. If it happens that I am not going at 150 kph, then I will think of an alternate plan,” said Lee, who joined his team New South Wales Blues for the Champions League on Thursday.

New Delhi, Oct 8 : Injury and age is fast catching up with him, but Australian speedster Brett Lee says the tag of "world's fastest bowler" is too dear to his heart and he will do whatever it takes to maintain his lethal pace of 150 kmph.

The last couple of seasons have not seen Lee at his best with injuries keeping him out of the Australian team.

New Delhi, Oct 8 : Australian speedster Brett Lee on Thursday said he hopes to try harder in the Champions League twenty20 tournament, which starts from today, after he missed out on test match in England.

Addressing a press conference here on the first day of the tournament, Lee said that as he was unable to play his earlier matches due to his injuries. He is planning to put his best in the present tournament.