Gilchrist predicts Lee to fire in 2-1 Ashes victory for Australia

Former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist has backed a "hungry" Brett Lee to fire the Australians to a 2-1 victory in the 2009 Ashes series against England in England.

Lee, on the comeback trail after undergoing a major operation on his ankle, has taken just 29 wickets at an average of 45.44 in 10 Tests in England.

With Mitchell Johnson and Peter Siddle considered certain starters for the first Test, it is widely believed only one out of Lee and Stuart Clark will get the nod for Cardiff.

"Brett's four more years experienced now (from the last Ashes series in England)," the Herald Sun quoted Gilchrist, as saying in Perth on Thursday.

"He's a 300-Test wicket bowler so that experience has got to count for something. If he does get a chance, I think you'll see him draw on those experiences and use them in a positive manner," Gilchrist added.

"Brett looks fit, he's looking strong, he's looking hungry, but so too is Stuart Clark. Both bowlers will do a good job. It's too hard to say who should and shouldn't be (selected)," he said.

Gilchrist said all-rounder Marcus North and spinner Nathan Hauritz both deserved their place in the Test side despite struggling in the warm-up matches.

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