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| Brett Lee on Bowling
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[Lee] has learned to vary the speeds of his spells instead of operating at full capacity every ball. "I used to try to blast the batsman out all day, which doesn't work," he says. "You've got to build your patience up."
At 100% effort he used to be able to deliver at 155kph, although his record is 160.8kph in front of the generous speed cameras in New Zealand. "If you're bowling at the maximum every ball, physically, no matter how fit you are, your body can't hack it," he says. "So I had to work out: how can I bowl 155ks but not at 100%
"I had to get stronger and fitter and more efficient through the crease. Now I'm bowling at 85-90% to get those 155ks, or 150ks at 80%, so when I want to bowl that quick yorker at 155, I know I've got that in the tank."
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