puddleduck said:To add to my reasons on the last page for keeping Lee one behind Warne, they may not want Lee coming in to play the longer knock as a lower order batsman as being a quick bowler who puts everything into his bowling, they perhaps feel that they need him to conserve as much of his energy as possible for bowling. Afterall, if he bats for a couple of hours, (not in this case obviously) then they're all out, he will have to go and 20 minutes later be steaming in to open the bowling.
Not doubting that Lee is almost definately the superior batsman to Warne these days, but it does make some sense to get Warne out the way, either with a quickfire knock or not, and then know you have both Lee and Gillespie who can both in their different ways hold up an end. If Lee gets out however, knowing you have someone that could be very hit or miss, followed by Australias own "The Wall"could lead to a quick collapse.
Pathan has done it a few times already, Flintoff sometimes does it, Cairns, Oram also have done it before. Lee is fit enough to handle the extra batting.
I must admit it's pretty scary in there, a mass of strange ideas floating about like bowling first when you win the toss on a batting belter with your strike bowler injured... dropping and then recalling almost your entire squad... and believing that Mick Lewis is international class 
Hes just happy to be there for the other guy 
