Brett Lee asks Pattinson to retain aggression

8220;There8217;s a line that we know you can8217;t cross,but as long as no one is being racially vilified or being sworn at,so the kids at home can see it,it8217;s Test cricket,so it8217;s meant to be nice,hard,competitive cricket.

8220;It8217;s great to see him steaming in. He8217;s obviously full of confidence and he8217;s got his tail up and he8217;s bowling fast and taking wickets8230; it8217;s great,8221; Lee was quoted as saying by 8216;The Sydney Morning Herald8217;.

Pattinson claimed 20 wickets in his first three Tests,a feat similar to Lee,who took 42 victims in his first seven Tests after bursting onto the scene more than a decade ago.

Bowling at 150km/h consistently,Pattinson has quickly emerged as the potential bowler who can spearhead a rejuvenated Australian pace attack that is preparing to tear into India8217;s line-up in the second Test at the SCG from Tuesday.

The youngest member of the present Australian team also didn8217;t shy away from using glares and growls at opposition batsmen and was able to make breakthroughs at crucial times but Lee said he would have to choose his moments to agitate batsmen in the future.

8220;I think when you8217;re bowling at different batsmen around the world you act differently,8221; Lee said.

8220;Some blokes you can get right in their faces,some blokes you8217;ve got to pull back,because they actually enjoy that. You look at his mannerisms now,he8217;s confident,he8217;s hitting the crease hard,and I think that8217;s really important for a young fast bowler.

8220;He8217;s got a really good fast bowler8217;s make-up: strong legs,strong shoulders and he takes the ball away from the right-hander. If he can do that at over 140km/h then you8217;re doing pretty well,8221; Lee added.

Lee felt Australia have a good bench strength of fast bowlers and praised skipper Michael Clarke for using them efficiently.

8220;Australia have got some pretty amazing bowling stocks at the moment. The guys have done well collectively as a team,8221; Lee said.

8220;It8217;s not like they were only bowling well from one end. They8217;ve been used very cleverly by Michael Clarke,he hasn8217;t over-bowled them,he knows that it8217;s so important to keep them fresh and to give them short little bursts. He8217;s done that beautifully.

8220;Ryan Harris is a class act,and you8217;ve got guys like Pat Cummins and Mitchell Johnson to come back from injury. Unfortunately six or seven bowlers don8217;t go into three spots,8221; he added.