 Gimblett told Foot, in tape recordings that form the basis of the biography, that Lee had been vocal about the disparities in treatment between the amateurs who still formed a large percentage of the Somerset side and the half dozen professional cricketers the county employed; Gimblett also said that Lee felt he was due a benefit match.When Lee approached the Somerset secretary, the former captain John Daniell, to say he had been offered the job at Mill Hill, in reality "he wanted to remain with Somerset... Should he take the job?Yes, he was apparently advised."