da dobrowin： SYDNEY, Nov 6 AAP – Dropped Test cricket paceman Brett Lee will be givena licence to
Adrian Warren06-Nov-2002SYDNEY, Nov 6 AAP – Dropped Test cricket paceman Brett Lee will be givena licence to “go out and scare people” when he plays for NSW in its PuraCup match against Tasmania starting at the SCG on Friday.A directive to harass batsmen has been issued by NSW coach Steve Rixonwho says the key for Lee is to find his rhythm.”What we don’t need is for him to come back bowling medium pace – he’sgot to bowl fast,” Rixon said.”Once he bowls fast and bowls it regularly, he may go for a few moreruns, but he may also get you three wickets in an over – he’s that sortof bowler.”He’s a guy who needs to bowl fast which will eventually get his rhythmright and he’s a lethal weapon once that happens.”Rixon applauded the decision of the national selectors to release Leeback to interstate cricket, saying it was in the best interest of theplayer, his state and his country.Lee’s availability posed an awkward selection decision, ensuring one ofthe in-form NSW pace trio of Stuart Clark, Nathan Bracken and Don Nashwould have to be dropped.With Lee and Mark Waugh dropping back to interstate cricket, Rixon andlong serving NSW and Test batsman Michael Slater said this week’s Blueslineup was among the strongest they could remember, especially in a Testmatch week.With Nash and opening batsman Corey Richards the players in the 13-mansquad likely to miss out, NSW will field six former Test representativesand another two who have worn Australian one day colours.While talking to yourself is sometimes regarded as a sign of madness,Slater has revealed some “self talk” has been behind his recentresurgence.Overlooked by the NSW selectors for the Blues’ first one and four dayfixtures of the season, Slater scored 177 on his recall in Adelaide lastweek and also hit two centuries and a 47 in three Sydney first gradeinnings.”Concentration has been the reason I think I’ve got these runs of late,”Slater said.”I’ve gone back to a few little things I had as a youngster or when Ifirst moved to Sydney.”A bit of self talk as the bowler is running in.”I hadn’t done it for a number of years. I’ve been thinking the last sixmonths of what I was doing when I first moved to Sydney and tried torecapture a lot of that energy.”It’s like a mantra thing, it just clears my mind.”While NSW captain Simon Katich had still not finalised his battingorder, it was understood Slater would move back to the opening spot inplace of Richards with Waugh batting at No.6.