29 Apr 2010

Harris to replace injured Lee in T20 squad

6:17 am on 29 April 2010

The veteran Australian fast bowler Brett Lee's World Twenty20 campaign is over before it even began with a forearm-muscle injury leading to Australian selectors calling-up fellow quick Ryan Harris.

Lee broke down after taking one for 13 from four overs on Tuesday in St Lucia as Australia suffered a shock one-run loss to Zimbabwe.

Harris has stormed into contention after taking 14 wickets in eight games in the Indian Premier League.

While the international comeback bid of Lee, 33, has hit another big snag, Harris continues his rapid rise, breaking into one-day international cricket in 2009 and making his Test and T20 debuts in 2010.