Lee showed he is fully recovered from an ankle operation when he took 
seven wickets against the England Lions at Worcester last week while Anderson has been tipped by many to challenge Andrew Flintoff as England's leading bowler of the series, which starts on Wednesday in Cardiff.
"I think reverse swing will play a big part. Brett bowled it so well in the first innings at Worcester," said Nielsen. "He bowled a very impressive spell of 90 miles an hour plus, with the ball reversing in. That is his big strength when the ball starts to do that, especially with his pace. He has done it well in the past and Anderson does a good job with it for England.
"If the ball stops swinging naturally, the idea is to try and get it going reverse as quick as you can. With fast outfields and flat wickets, you need something happening otherwise good batsmen will get a lot of runs. I think it will play a huge part."
Nielsen added that the fast bowler Mitchell Johnson's form and fitness was improved by the warm-up game against the Lions and he expects him to be fully prepared for the Tests. "Mitchell definitely got better against the Lions. His pace was up. He was able to go over and round the wicket, which is a good sign for his rhythm," he said.
"He got the ball through nicely and worked out a couple of things from the first innings that hadn't worked quite right. He is coming along nicely and with a couple of run-outs in the nets under his belt on Monday and Tuesday, he will be primed and ready for the Test. The biggest thing for us is being aware he is going to have three weeks playing in a row.
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seven wickets against the England Lions at Worcester last week while Anderson has been tipped by many to challenge Andrew Flintoff as England's leading bowler of the series, which starts on Wednesday in Cardiff."I think reverse swing will play a big part. Brett bowled it so well in the first innings at Worcester," said Nielsen. "He bowled a very impressive spell of 90 miles an hour plus, with the ball reversing in. That is his big strength when the ball starts to do that, especially with his pace. He has done it well in the past and Anderson does a good job with it for England.
"If the ball stops swinging naturally, the idea is to try and get it going reverse as quick as you can. With fast outfields and flat wickets, you need something happening otherwise good batsmen will get a lot of runs. I think it will play a huge part."
Nielsen added that the fast bowler Mitchell Johnson's form and fitness was improved by the warm-up game against the Lions and he expects him to be fully prepared for the Tests. "Mitchell definitely got better against the Lions. His pace was up. He was able to go over and round the wicket, which is a good sign for his rhythm," he said.
"He got the ball through nicely and worked out a couple of things from the first innings that hadn't worked quite right. He is coming along nicely and with a couple of run-outs in the nets under his belt on Monday and Tuesday, he will be primed and ready for the Test. The biggest thing for us is being aware he is going to have three weeks playing in a row.
For further details visit as : www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/jul/06/anderson-lee-ashes-tim-nielsen
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