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World Cup 2015: Brett Lee to coach Ireland's bowlers

Dublin: Former Australia paceman Brett Lee has agreed to a short-term deal to coach Ireland's bowlers in the buildup to the Cricket World Cup.Ireland coach Phil Simmons says Lee has a "special insight of Australian

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Dublin: Former Australia paceman Brett Lee has agreed to a short-term deal to coach Ireland's bowlers in the buildup to the Cricket World Cup.

Ireland coach Phil Simmons says Lee has a "special insight of Australian pitches," and "it's a fantastic opportunity for our bowlers to learn from a living legend."
  

The 38-year-old Lee retired from all forms of cricket last month after playing in the Twenty20 final of Australia's Big Bash. A two-time World Cup winner, Lee took 310 wickets in 76 tests, and 380 wickets in 221 ODIs.
   
Ireland plays Randwick Petersham in a 50-over friendly on Friday before official warm-up games against Scotland on Tuesday and Bangladesh on Thursday. The Irish are in Pool B of the World Cup.