Lee targets World T20 return
Jan 04 2010 - 13:18:55
Australia paceman Brett Lee is hoping to return from career-threatening elbow surgery in time for the World Twenty20 competition in April.
The 33-year-old seamer has been sidelined since November after undergoing surgery to repair damaged elbow ligaments.
Despite admitting fears for his career before the operation, Lee hopes to be back to full-fitness by the time the Twenty20 begins in the West Indies.
"It has been a 16-week injury with ligament damage and there's a couple of bone spurs in there which have been taken out," he said.
"I've had 12 operations now. This has probably been the worst. It has probably been the most painful.
"I'm pretty positive. Let's wait and see what happens. I'm 33. I would love to get to the Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies.
"It all comes down to how the elbow feels. If it pulls up okay in 12 weeks, I'll see how it goes. There's a bit more cricket left in me yet.
"I certainly haven't given up. It's just a matter of seeing how everything pulls up and seeing how hungry I still am."