Lee’s bowling action never suspect — Lillee

Lillee said Tuesday he never thought there were any problems with Lee’s bowling action and if he had, he would have addressed them. "I’m disappointed more than anything else, but I suppose the umpires, that’s what they’re there for, and if they’ve got some problem, they must report it, and it went through the process," Lillee said. "If I’d had any problem (with Lee’s action) I would’ve noticed it yonks ago. If someone’s throwing, it’s the most obvious thing."

Lillee said technological advances meant "we probably see into it a bit more than there is," but he said every single ball was bowled differently. "There’s different wrist flexion, there’s a different set up with the wrist, that can also give an illusion of something being wrong with an action," Lillee said. "If you look at all actions right through history maybe a lot of people may be shocked."

Lillee was speaking to reporters at the WACA ground here before going into a training session with Lee, who is preparing for Australia’s one-day indoor series against South Africa at Melbourne’s Colonial Stadium starting on August 16. Lee has had four months off, recovering from surgery to correct bone spurs in his ankles, and Lillee said he now wanted to make sure his charge was not compensating for his injury.

"There’s a couple of little things I want to talk to him about (such as) bringing his arm straight down and getting his left arm up, basic things of fast bowling, which I think when you’re bowling continually you don’t have time to monitor," Lillee said.

Lee said his ankles felt good and he was back to "100 percent bowling" but it was important for him to work with Lillee before the Melbourne tournament. On the chucking claims, he said: "I thought I had nothing to worry about so I was trying to be very positive and the outcome was great for me. I am trying to push that behind me now and concentrate on taking wickets for Australia, which is the most important thing."