Conditions in Malaysia to help swing - Lee

Brett Lee, Australia's premier fast bowler, is looking forward to bowling in the DLF Cup as he believes the conditions in Kuala Lumpur will suit the fast men.

"It's a good chance to get out there, the ball will swing around a fair bit," Lee told The Age. "We've just finished a bit of a run and sweat's pouring out, but it is pretty warm here, quite humid, it is like playing in India too, I think, from what I've been told."

Australia play the opening match of the tournament on Tuesday against West Indies. "It's just a matter of going out there, enjoying myself and hopefully getting the ball on the right line and length," Lee said, "and if the ball swings around the corner then happy days."

Lee said he was looking forward to bowling to Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara, who he felt were the hardest batsmen to attack. He has a good record against both India and West Indies - in 13 one-day matches against India he's managed 24 victims while his 11 games against West Indies have yielded the same number.

Spreading cricket to offshore venues like Malaysia was a good idea, according to Lee. "It's great we can take cricket to different places," he said, "and if we can get cricket on the map over here we'll definitely be doing our job."

After the recently abandoned Unitech Cup in Sri Lanka - persistent rains lashed Colombo - India will be lucky if bad weather does not follow them to Malaysia as well. The possibility of rain has been forecast during the tournament which coincides with the monsoons in Malaysia. The Malaysian authorities have assigned 30 staff members to the task of putting on and removing the covers as required. Each team will play the other two twice before the final scheduled for September 24.