Australia named an unchanged squad on Monday for the second and final Test against New Zealand in Adelaide which starts on Friday.
India will seek to take advantage of Brett Lee's absence as they go into the seventh ODI against Australia.
Australian selectors said they will be using fast bowler Brett Lee sparingly during the ongoing tri-series.
As the Sydney furore finally settles down with the lifting of ban on Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, Australian pace spearhead Brett Lee urged the two teams to learn from the controversy and move on for the sake of cricket's future.
Statistical highlights of the fourth and final Test between India and Australia at the Adelaide Oval.
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India were six without loss at stumps on Day 3 after Australia set them a mammoth target of 499 runs for victory,
Brett Lee said he was pleased to have achieved the milestone of 250 Test wickets. 'It feels fantastic. When you're nine years of age and thinking of playing one Test match and taking one Test wicket and then to think you're in the 250 club, it's a pretty special moment. I'm a very proud man,' he said.
Australia's pace spearhead Brett Lee is keen to cross sword with Indian master Sachin Tendulkar in a bid to prove to the "world's greatest" that he is a vastly improved bowler now.
The former India captain said he has no problem facing the new ball bowlers led by Brett Lee on the bouncy wickets in Australia.
Brett Lee picked up four wickets in the first innings as Sri Lanka slumped to 80 for two after being forced to follow on, on the third day of the first Test in Brisbane on Saturday.
Brett Lee is in danger of missing the World Cup after being sent home from New Zealand with a painful ankle injury.
Australia's Phil Jaques will replace the retired Justin Langer in the first Test against Sri Lanka.
Australia's captain scored a brave unbeaten century in a three-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first Test.
The pair will replace Stuart Clark and Ben Hilfenhaus in a reshuffled team for the fourth match of the triangular series.
The Australia fast bowler is also looking forward to charity work and movie offers in the country in future.
Yuvraj Singh's brilliant 121 was in vain as India went down by 47 runs in the third ODI.
Lee has a chest infection and Johnson a stomach injury.
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Monty Panesar captured five wickets on his Ashes debut to help England bowl out Australia for 244 on the opening day of the third Test.
The Australian fast bowler was fined a quarter of his match fee for an excessive appeal in the second Ashes Test against England.
Australia fast bowler Brett Lee was reported for excessive appealing in the second Ashes Test.
England declared their first innings on 551-6.
After his dazzling display in England, Zaheer has become a subject of research for the Australians, revealed their pace spearhead Brett Lee.
Ricky Ponting will captain the side and fast bowler Brett Lee, who missed the World Cup through injury, returns in place of the retired Glenn McGrath.
The Pakistan paceman is hoping to extend his playing days by cutting back on one-day international appearances.
Muralitharan stirred up controversy when he said the bowling actions of McGrath, Gillespie and Lee could be deemed as illegal.
Matthew Hayden thinks Muralitharan accusing the Australian pace trio of chucking will not get him any favours in world cricket.
Australia have delayed naming their side for the match at Lord's until just before play begins.
The Australian captain said he felt the key to the result had been an intense training session on Saturday.\n
India's Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag also feature in list of ten most destructive ODI batsmen.
Australia began their tour of England with an eight-wicket victory over the PCA Masters in a Twenty20 match.
After winning the toss and racing to 52 without loss in the 11th over, England's batting collapsed with all 10 wickets tumbling for 103 runs as the innings came to abrupt end in the 42nd over.
Vice-captain Adam Gilchrist has dismissed any possibility Australia would suffer a hangover from their extraordinary one-day series loss to South Africa when the first Test starts on Thursday.
Australia stormed to an innings and 99 runs victory, wrapping up a fourth straight win in the series with more than two days remaining.
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