Lee tunes up for music and Bollywood

Brett Lee might be missing the World Cup with an ankle injury, but he is keeping busy as he sets up for life after cricket – as a musician, actor and businessman. Alex Brown reports in The Age Lee has a tutor teaching him Hindi.

The Australian fast bowler has flown to India with his manager, Neil Maxwell, to meet sponsors and negotiate a recording contract. Maxwell envisages that the contract will be finalised within two months.

"The focus is to build a platform for Brett to perform at Bollywood level after his career," Maxwell said. "He doesn't want to be starting from scratch when he retires."

Geoff Lawson, writing on his Sydney Morning Herald blog, worries about Shane Watson’s growing medical file.

An AFP report says Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne, Michael Slater and Justin Langer have been approached to play in a rebel series in India.