Veteran Darren Lehmann, one of the slowest movers in international cricket, said Lee's run-up had forced captain Ricky Ponting to resort to part-time spinners, including himself, so Australia could bowl their allotted 50 overs in time during one-day matches.

There are a range of penalties in place for teams not bowling out their overs quickly enough, including fines.

Lehmann said the team was working on the problem before Wednesday's tri-series match against the West Indies in Adelaide.

"We are not getting through our overs quickly enough," he said on Monday.

"Brett Lee has got a long run up and he knows that and he has to be quicker through his overs.

"He knows that, we have made him quite aware of that and it costs us money every time we are late, it is something we are aware of, and we are trying to work through it."

Pakistan has had similar problems with their lightning-fast but injury-prone bowler Shoaib Akhtar, who has been sent home after tearing a hamstring.