Shane Lee is a former Australia

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Lee, an all-rounder

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, was a hard hitting batsman and medium pace bowler. He was a promising junior, representing the Australia U-19 team. He first played for New South Wales

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 in 1993 and was called up for the Australian one day team in 1995.

Despite being included in the 1996 and 1999 World Cup

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 squads, he only really established himself in the team in the 1999-2000 Carlton and United Series along with the emergence of his brother, fast bowler Brett Lee

Brett Lee

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He also had a successful season with Somerset

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, scoring over 1,000 runs in 1996 and Worcestershire

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 in the English County Championship

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Aged just 29, Lee retired from cricket due to knee injuries. Between 1995 and 2001 he played 69 One Day Internationals scoring 492 runs and taking 63 wickets.

Nine Network

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's Changing Rooms, hosted by Suzie Wilks

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, featured Shane and brother Brett renovating each other's rooms with help from a professional designer.

He is also a member of rock group Six & Out

Six & Out

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, along with his brother Brett and other former first class cricketers. Shane plays lead and rhythm guitars, and supplies backing vocals.

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