Brett Lee upstaged by seagull

You gotta feel for Binger. For years, he played bridesmaid to Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne, unable to force his way into the side. When the two ageing champions finally retired, Bing assumed his position as Australian spearhead. An injury, illness and marriage break up later, Bing is back on the outer, wistfully watching and waiting for another opportunity.

He would've played at Cardiff but got injured. He was fit for the 4th Test but not match fit so Stuart Clark played instead. And with Australia toppling England in two and a half days, you can't imagine changing the bowling line-up. If there is to be a change, it'll be Nathan Hauritz, not Bing, who comes in. Personally, I think that would be a mistake - Stuart Clark is both a better wicket taking option and concedes less runs than Hauritz - his selection is a no-brainer.

But Bing did get one last chance to impress in a tour game against the England Lions. But even when he bowled Liam Plunkett, a bail thieving seagull stole his thunder:

Unleashing a fast, full delivery, Lee scythed through Plunkett's defences to splay the stumps, then watched on as one of the bails was pilfered by a souvenir-seeking seagull and flown to a nearby roof. "We were trying to see if he was going to eat it," Nathan Hauritz said. "I've never seen anything like it."

Bizarre stuff. Through no fault of his own, Brett Lee has been relegated to spectator for 2009 Ashes. Wonder if he'll still be around for 2010/2011?

Posted by JC on Mon 17 Aug

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