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Fast Facts and Trivia

  • Brett Lee resides at Lane Cove in Sydney.
  • Brett started playing cricket at age eight.
  • He attended Balarang Public School and Oak Flats High School.
  • Brett Lee drives a Volkswagen Touareg.
  • Brett is part of a band 'Six and Out' comprised of fellow NSW cricketers: Richard Chee Quee, Brad McNamara, Gavin Robertson and his brother, Shane. They have released a CD Six & Out and a stand alone EP Bring It On. Brett plays bass, acoustic and provides some vocals.
  • Brett and his brother, Shane have a semi-autobiography called 'Lee2 - Lee to the Power of Two'.
  • The oval at Brett's former high school, Oak Flats High, has been named in his honour.
  • He co-owns a café (with Luke Harriss) called 'Fusions Coffee Shop/Bookshop'.
  • Along with the acoustic and bass guitars Brett Lee also plays the piano and mouth organ.
  • He takes his acoustic guitar with him on every tour.
  • His most prized posession is his Maton guitar which is autographed by Bernard Fanning from Powderfinger, Mark Lizotte of Diesel, Phil Burton of Human Nature, Neil Finn from Crowded House and Golden Guitar winner Travis Collins.
  • Brett Lee won a scholarship to attend the Australian Cricket Academy as a teenager.
  • Brett is the first Australian cricketer to take a hat-trick in a world cup. He did so during the 2003 Cricket World Cup in South Africa against Kenya.
  • His favourite AFL team is his home side, the Sydney Swans.
  • Brett really does eat 7 Weet-Bix for breakfast like the commercial says.
  • During the off-season, Brett still returns to work at Barclay's Menswear where he was a suitsalesman before making his test debut.
  • Brett's favourite rugby league team is St George Illawarra Dragons.
  • Brett is afraid of heights.
  • He once hosted a shortlived program called Personal Best .
  • Brett Lee was featured in a Foxtel cartoon called Flash Force as a hero who helped kids fight evil.
  • The player most trusted with control of the team Rock Box is Brett Lee.
  • In his first cricket match,Brett bowled six batsman out one after the other,in an over. This was when he was nine.
  • Brett's favourite cricketers are Dennis Lillee and Allan Donald.
  • Brett's first car was a Daewoo Cielo.
  • Brett starred in a short film called "Dream Date", written by journalist Shane Cubis and directed by Adam Rainford.
  • In a test match against the West Indies at the 'Gabba in 2005, Brett hit one of the biggest sixes ever seen at that ground.
  • Brett featured in a duet with famous Indian songstress Asha Bhosle called 'You're the one for me' which debuted at number 4 and reached a peak position of number 1 on the Indian and South African charts.
  • Brett owns two pet clownfishes called 'Finding' and 'Nemo'.
  • The first Hindi song that Brett heard was Muqabla Muqabla, at the age of 17, when he was on an under-19 tour of India, and he owns a cassette of the song.
  • Brett is credited in the movie 'Babe' (which was filmed in Australia) as a pighandler. As a teenager working in an Agri-shed, he had to handfeed the piglets which were to appear on the show. 
  • There's a racing Greyhound named after Brett Lee because it's fast.
  • Brett's favourite actors are Adam Sandler, Eddie Murphy and Sandra Bullock.
  • His favourite Indian actor is Amitabh Bachchan.
  • Two of Brett's favourite movies are Shawshank Redemption and Happy Gilmore.
  • US baseball team, Arizona Diamondbacks scouts, while down under searching for a pitcher, saw Brett bowling during a match and asked him to try out. Brett complied out of courtesy and the first ball he pitched was at 90 mp/h. 
  • When asked which one person you would like to be for a day, Brett replied Elvis Presley.
  • Brett's favourite TV shows are Australia's Funniest Home Videos and 60 Minutes.
  • His favourite pizza is Hawaiian.
  • Brett's favourite cuisine is Indian.
  • His non-cricket sporting heroes are the Socceroos.
  • He is also an ardent supporter of the Wallabies.
  • Brett is best at cooking beef stir fry.
  • He is learning Hindi and can often be heard speaking basic Hindi when visiting India.
  • Brett's favourite author is Stephen King.
  • Brett occasionally wears a gold necklace and bracelet which was gifted to him by his parents on his 17th birthday.
  • NB. Brett has a new one.
  • Besides Brett Lee's North Shore Lane Cove home, Brett Lee owns properties at Noosa, Queensland and the Southern Highlands, New South Wales.
  • He does not believe in God, but is of the opinion that there is a Higher Power or Supreme Being.
  • Brett, Tim Cahill and Shane Watson are all apart of their own little band where both cricketers play the guitar and Cahill provides vocals.
  • Brett Lee had a cameo in the bollywood movie 'Victory' where he portrayed himself.
  • Brett's first pet was a rabbit named Floppy.
  • Brett Lee is a frequent client of Hairstylist Christopher Hanna in Sydney which boasts of other celebrity names such as Nicole Kidman and Charlie Brown.
  • His favourite soccer team is Sydney FC.
  • Brett Lee has a new underwear range called 'AceStar'.
  • His favourite subject at school was P.E.
  • Brett Lee's favourite teacher at school was Ms. Green.
  • Brett Lee competed at javelin at state level.
  • One of the first things Brett bought for his Lane Cove home was a Bosendorfer piano.
  • Brett's Southern Highlands property consists of a farm which rears cattle.
  • Brett Lee's worst purchase was a part-share of a racehorse which subsequently got injured in its first race.
  • Brett has invested in eco-plantations (trees and almonds).