5 Jan 2009

Brett Lee out till June

5:17 am on 5 January 2009

The Australian cricketer Brett Lee is aiming to be ready to return for this year's Ashes series following surgery to his foot and ankle.

The fast bowler was ruled out of the third Test against South Africa in Sydney after suffering a stress fracture in his foot and decided to fix his long-standing ankle injury at the same time.

Lee is expected to be available for selection for Australia for the ICC Twenty20 World Cup which will be at the start of Australia's tour of England in June with the five test Ashes series commencing in July.