145;It146;s now about finding that form again146;

8220;I8217;ve come to the conclusion that I8217;m not going to be a part of the World Cup, it8217;s a pretty hard thing to swallow, but you8217;ve just got to accept things sometimes,8221; Lee told reporters on Friday.

8220;I think now it8217;s just a matter of letting the ankle settle down and really giving it a chance to heal up and the possibility of within two to three weeks that there might be some surgery happening just to clear out a bit of old bone floating around in the ankle,8221; Lee added.

Lee is set to be replaced in the World Cup squad by his New South Wales teammate Stuart Clark.

8220;I8217;m really happy for Stu, he8217;s a great guy and deserves everything that comes his way, he8217;s the type of guy that is a fantastic player, he8217;s really good around the team,8221; Lee said. 8220;I8217;m sure he will play a major part during the World Cup and I wish him all the very best of luck.8221;

Lee said he was not too concerned about Australia8217;s current form slump in which they have lost five one-day matches in a row. 8220;It8217;s now a matter of trying to find that form again, I8217;m sure it8217;s only a game away and once you find that right sort of form again, really concentrate on our momentum going forward, then I8217;m sure that the Australian team will be back to where it was,8221; Lee said.

Lee said his injury, sustained during fielding practice last week in New Zealand, was far too serious to even think about playing in the latter stages of the World Cup which starts next month but goes on until the end of April.

8220;It8217;s an eight-week minimum injury for people who run down the road, if you8217;re asked to bowl a cricket ball at a 150 kilometres per hour, slamming your foot down at 15 times your own body weight, it8217;s certainly a lot more than eight weeks,8221; Lee said.

8220;Trying to fit that into a four-week period, the mathematics just don8217;t work.8221;

Gilchrist available from World Cup warm-ups

SYDNEY: Australia vice-captain Adam Gilchrist will be available for his team8217;s first World Cup warm-up match in the West Indies after the birth of his third child. Gilchrist was in danger of missing Australia8217;s first practice match against Zimbabwe on March 6 after being given permission to stay at home and be present for the birth. Cricket Australia said in a statement that Gilchrist8217;s wife had given birth to a son, named Archie, on Friday.

The statement said Gilchrist would not fly to the Caribbean with the rest of the squad on Wednesday but he would join them in time for the first warm-up game. 8220;As planned, Adam will spend a few days with his family before travelling to the World Cup and will not depart with the main squad,8221; it said.

8220;Adam should arrive in the Caribbean shortly before Australia8217;s first practice match and will be available for selection for the entire World Cup.8221; 8212;Reuters