Leave behind controversies, advises Lee

8220;The thing we have to acknowledge is that once you do walk onto the cricket field and go over that line it doesn8217;t matter who made friendships, it8217;s very important we go out there and play the hardest, toughest, fairest cricket we possibly can,8221; he said.

After India8217;s young paceman Ishant Sharma was fined following a war of words with Andrew Symonds in the last encounter, Indians made an official complaint about the 8220;provocative8221; behaviour of the Australians.

In another incident, Australian opener Matthew Hayden called Harbhajan Singh an 8220;obnoxious weed8221; on radio.

Lee, who has an increased work load after the retirement of Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne, said the initial relaxed phase of his career had made him more determined for success.

8220;It made me very hungry and it made me appreciate the chance to wear the baggy green cap once it was taken away, and to never become complacent,8221; he said.

8220;To appreciate the good times you8217;ve got to go through the bad I think. Everyone8217;s been through it, people have had time on the sidelines,8221; he said.