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NEWS India-Australia-West Indies Tri-Series>Getting 'King' out early was the key: Lee 22nd Sept 2006 21.35 IST By Agencies Brett Lee today said Australia's game plan was centred on getting "King" Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Shewag out cheaply and was happy that he accomplished it for his team. "We had to win this game. It is always nice to get the king (Sachin) out. They (Sachin and Sehwag) are the keys to get first up," Lee said after Australia's 18-run victory in the tri-series at the Kinrara Oval.
The win put Australia through to the final on Sunday against the West Indies. "It was quite a hot day so bowling second was better. It is hard work in this heat but the ball swings more," Lee said on his spell. Aussie skipper Ricky Thomas Ponting said the toss was a crucial factor as chasing was always going to be difficult. "We knew that chasing runs would have been difficult. A couple of good wickets at the middle of the game and we knew we could win," Ponting said. "They (India) had a long tail. The bowlers got us out of jail today like they did in the first match against the West Indies." Batting was a concern for Australia as well and the captain said they need to sort it out quickly. "Losing 5 wickets for 90 runs is not good enough to win big games. We will have to sort out our running between the wickets also," Ponting said. He praised Lee and Brad Hogg for pulling off the game for his side. "He (Lee) is a terrific bowler. He has done us the job whenever it is required. Hogg is an underrated cricketer. He has handled the job well." Also View In-Depth Coverage: India-Australia-West Indies Tri-Series Team Page: India Team Page: Australia | LIVE CRICKET COVERAGE NEWS ~ Gilchrist has no plans to retire after World Cup ~ Ganguly's new batting approach may cost him sixer record ~ India 'squash the Orange' in World Cup warm-up game ~ Symonds gets a new hairdo for World Cup ~ Dhoni readies himself for stand-up act at World Cup (more in NEWS) FACE-TO-FACE ~ 500-mark a possibility in World Cup: Hayden ~ Minnows add charm to World Cup: Dravid (more in FACE-TO-FACE) COLUMNS ~ Will Sri Lanka replicate 1996 World Cup success? (more in COLUMNS) OFF-THE-FIELD ~ Ganguly again the darling of corporate world ~ Ganguly roped in as brand ambassador of Puma (more in OFF-THE-FIELD) PLAYERS Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble (more PLAYERS) TEAMS India, South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, West Indies, Zimbabwe, England, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Kenya, Holland | 
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