Fleming, though, survived McGrath's opening spell and went on to play
the most attractive innings of the day. But the dismissal of the New
Zealand skipper, after he had made 48 off 70 balls, to a poor shot,
proved the precursor of a devastating burst from Brett Lee. Reverse
swinging the ball at great speed and spearing in a few deadly yorkers
for good measure, the new blonde bombshell of Australian cricket
snuffed out the New Zealand challenge, claiming the last five wickets
for the addition of just 10 runs to the total. After super Tuesday,
Lee certainly is one man who will relish the prospect of returning to
Centurion for the first semi-final.