28 Dec 1999: Australian players rush to congratulate debut Test pace bowler Brett Lee, after he had Indian batsman Javigal Srinath out caught by Mark Waugh for one run on day three of the second test match between Australia and India, played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia. Lee finished the day with five wickets for forty four runs. Mandatory Credit: Jack Atley/ALLSPORT

Brett Lee was one of Australia's finest fast bowlers, establishing himself as a mainstay of Australia's golden era between 1999 and 2008.

His 76 career Test matches called forth a mammoth total of 310 wickets, which is the sixth-highest of all time for Australia. He also played 221 ODIs and 25 T20Is.

Lee weaponised his pace throughout his career, taking 10 Test 'five-fors' and averaging 20.15 and 17.81 in Tests and ODIs respectively.

We take a look at five of Brett Lee's career-best moments.

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1. Five-for on Test debut

Brett Lee made his debut in the 1999 Boxing Day Test in Melbourne and immediately put his name up in lights by taking an outstanding five-wicket haul.

His figures of 5/47 from just 17 overs in the first innings limited India to a meagre total of just 238. He ripped through India's batting lineup, including the big scalps of Rahul Dravid and Saddagopan Ramesh and also took a wicket off the fourth ball of his first over.

In his very first Test, he lived up to the occasion and showed glimpses of what he would achieve over his illustrious career. It was the first time an Australian fast bowler took a five-for on debut since Dennis Lillee did the same in 1971.

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