By Tom Wald
July 4th 2009 @ 1:00am
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McGrath fires Lee into action
With his Test career on the line and Australia being humbled by the England Lions, Brett Lee was busy playing up to the crowd at the picturesque New Road.
Not an uncommon sight for the fast bowler in the field during his career, but one that suggested he was trying to soak up every moment in [...]
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