Revitalised fast bowler Brett Lee finished the Australian summer with the type of delivery he's expecting to use frequently in Sri Lanka.

Lee finished off the tri-series in Sydney by bowling Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan with a slowish leg-cutter. It was Lee's third-last ball of the series and where the fiery paceman had traditionally opted for pace as a way of removing batsmen, this time he opted for artistry.

It was a telling ball, as it showed Lee has more to his armoury than 150kph bullets.

And it's something he plans to do more often in Sri Lanka, where Australia starts a five-match limited overs series on Friday.

Lee has played little cricket on the sub-continent - just three one-day matches in the Champions Trophy tournament 17 months ago.

He looks at the spin-friendly pitches as "a great challenge" and test of his skill.

"I think your approach has to be a bit different here," Lee said.

"Maybe bowl a few more off-cutters, a few more leg-cutters and maybe a few slower balls in the one-dayers and Tests.

"I'll be chatting with the rest of the guys and seeing what their thoughts are."

But Lee won't give up the thunderbolts that had India's batsmen jumping around the crease in the final stages of the tri-series.

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