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NEWS Cricket World Cup 2007>Brett Lee hopes some good to come out of present injury 25th Feb 2007 20.31 IST By Agencies Australian fast bowler Brett Lee has found a silver lining in the disappointment of missing the upcoming World Cup in the Caribbean, claiming the setback could add two years to his career. An ankle injury sustained during practice for the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy in New Zealand ended Lee's World Cup dream, but the paceman is far from downcast and said he would use the enforced break to have optional surgery to clean up bone fragments to ensure the ankle got back to full strength.
"But having this time off could allow me to feel better than I thought I would at that age and may be be able to play on for another couple of years. "I'd love to go to the World Cup. But I've come to terms with the fact that I'm not going. The next best thing is that I've got time off and I think that time is going to put another two years on to my career. In that way, it's a blessing for my life as a cricketer," the 30-year-old said. "To have gone to the World Cup would have put me at risk of doing damage that could have shortened my career by a year or two," Lee said. Also View In-Depth Coverage: Cricket World Cup 2007 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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