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Brett Lee says he will be more than happy to mentor Yohan Blake in the art of fast bowling if the Jamaican sprint star joins him at the Sydney Sixers for this summer's KFC T20 Big Bash League.
Blake is the target of an audacious approach after revealing he would like to play cricket, while it can also be revealed that Lee attempted to lure Usain Bolt before Shane Warne made an approach to the world's fastest man.
It is Blake the Sixers have set their sights on, however, given that he is the better cricketer of the two.
"I'm happy to mentor Yohan in fast bowling, as long as he teaches me how to run 100 metres in 10 seconds," said Lee, the son of a sprinter. "He is one of the greatest sportsmen in the world and he'd bring colour and international exposure to the Big Bash League, it'd be fantastic."
Lee had originally attempted to lure Bolt to Sydney when on August 11 he sent him the following Tweet: "@usainbolt Mate I have a spot for you at the @SixersBBL. Bolt & Lee to open the attack! Well done mate on all your success #coolrunnings."
Bolt confirmed after the Olympics that Warne had contacted him about playing in the Big Bash for Melbourne Renegades and that he is interested.
Blake, who has a solid history playing cricket in Jamaica and claims to be able to bowl at speeds up to 147kmh, has been contacted through his management about the possibility of appearing for the Sydney Sixers this summer.
Blake's management have suggested they would be keen so long as it does not interfere with his sprint commitments, and Sixers chief executive Stuart Clark is awaiting a response.
But Cricket Australia's national chairman of selectors John Inverarity suggested signing Bolt or Blake would diminish the credibility of the Big Bash.
"T20 cricket is very much entertainment, it's a very heavy focus on just being entertainment, so he (Bolt) would certainly be a drawcard," Inverarity said.
"I'd be hesitant to run two if you hit one just wide to him on the boundary. I can imagine he'd throw very well, too. But I think we've got to be careful it just doesn't become a novelty event."
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Brett Lee says he will be more than happy to mentor Yohan Blake in the art of fast bowling if the Jamaican sprint star joins him at the Sydney Sixers for this summer's KFC T20 Big Bash League.
Blake is the target of an audacious approach after revealing he would like to play cricket, while it can also be revealed that Lee attempted to lure Usain Bolt before Shane Warne made an approach to the world's fastest man.
It is Blake the Sixers have set their sights on, however, given that he is the better cricketer of the two.
"I'm happy to mentor Yohan in fast bowling, as long as he teaches me how to run 100 metres in 10 seconds," said Lee, the son of a sprinter. "He is one of the greatest sportsmen in the world and he'd bring colour and international exposure to the Big Bash League, it'd be fantastic."
Lee had originally attempted to lure Bolt to Sydney when on August 11 he sent him the following Tweet: "@usainbolt Mate I have a spot for you at the @SixersBBL. Bolt & Lee to open the attack! Well done mate on all your success #coolrunnings."
Bolt confirmed after the Olympics that Warne had contacted him about playing in the Big Bash for Melbourne Renegades and that he is interested.
Blake, who has a solid history playing cricket in Jamaica and claims to be able to bowl at speeds up to 147kmh, has been contacted through his management about the possibility of appearing for the Sydney Sixers this summer.
Blake's management have suggested they would be keen so long as it does not interfere with his sprint commitments, and Sixers chief executive Stuart Clark is awaiting a response.
But Cricket Australia's national chairman of selectors John Inverarity suggested signing Bolt or Blake would diminish the credibility of the Big Bash.
"T20 cricket is very much entertainment, it's a very heavy focus on just being entertainment, so he (Bolt) would certainly be a drawcard," Inverarity said.
"I'd be hesitant to run two if you hit one just wide to him on the boundary. I can imagine he'd throw very well, too. But I think we've got to be careful it just doesn't become a novelty event."
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