<p>“I’d be lying if I said I was available for the third Test because it’s going to be very, very tight. I don’t want to put the team in jeopardy because there is a chance something might happen,” Lee said.<br /><br />“It’s not a great outcome if I’m out there bowling and I tear it again. It would leave the team short and wreck my chances of finishing the Ashes tour,” he was quoted as saying by The Australian.<br /><br />Instead, Lee said he was now aiming to recuperate in time for the fourth Test of the series.<br />“You could be out for 10 to 12 weeks. The way I’m looking now I’m focused on aiming for the fourth Test and making sure I’m right. A batsman can come straight back in and bat but a bowler has to build up their pace again. So I need a week and a half or two weeks to get myself ready,” he explained.</p>
<p>“I’d be lying if I said I was available for the third Test because it’s going to be very, very tight. I don’t want to put the team in jeopardy because there is a chance something might happen,” Lee said.<br /><br />“It’s not a great outcome if I’m out there bowling and I tear it again. It would leave the team short and wreck my chances of finishing the Ashes tour,” he was quoted as saying by The Australian.<br /><br />Instead, Lee said he was now aiming to recuperate in time for the fourth Test of the series.<br />“You could be out for 10 to 12 weeks. The way I’m looking now I’m focused on aiming for the fourth Test and making sure I’m right. A batsman can come straight back in and bat but a bowler has to build up their pace again. So I need a week and a half or two weeks to get myself ready,” he explained.</p>