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Swann calls time on career

Updated: 2013-12-23 07:46
By Agence France-Presse in Melbourne ( China Daily)

England spinner bows out with 255 Test wickets

England spinner Graeme Swann announced his retirement from international and first-class cricket with immediate effect on Sunday, in a bombshell just days before the beleaguered tourists meet Australia in the fourth Ashes Test.

Swann, who took 255 wickets in 60 Tests in just five years and is sixth on the list of Test wicket-takers for England, said defeat in Perth last week, where Australia sealed the Ashes, had cemented his decision to call it a day.

 Swann calls time on career

England's Graeme Swann talks to the media about his injured elbow after day one of the first Test between New Zealand and England at the University Oval in Dunedin on March 6. Swann has announced he is retiring from international cricket with immediate effect. Marty Melville / Agence France-Presse

His abrupt announcement further unsettles England, who trail 3-0 in the series after three heavy defeats and are battling to avoid a humiliating 5-0 series whitewash.

"I know I'm making a decision for the right reasons. I made the decision after the Perth Test. It was probably halfway through that Perth game, to be honest," Swann, 34, told a media conference in Melbourne.

"My body doesn't like playing long forms of cricket, my arm doesn't cope with bowling 30-40 overs in the first innings and then repeating it in the second innings a day later.

"I could feel my performances tapering off to the back-end of games and I wasn't happy with that. As a spinner, that's when you need to come into your own.

"I am not willing just to hang on and just get by, by being a bit-part player. I want to win matches for England and I don't feel like I was doing that in the second innings any more. As a result, it's time to go."

The offspinner, a jovial and popular character within the England team, has been under pressure to keep his place in the squad after taking just seven wickets at an average of 80.00 in the three Tests in Australia.

Swann, a key member of the English team which won the previous three Ashes series, will miss the fourth Test starting in Melbourne on Thursday and the final Test in Sydney, with fellow spinner Monty Panesar likely to take his place for the Boxing Day Test.

Swann's withdrawal means further disruption for England following the departure of batsman Jonathan Trott earlier in the tour with a stress-related illness.

"With two games to go in Australia and then a fiercely competitive summer against Sri Lanka and India, I feel that it is a great time for someone else to strap themselves in and hopefully enjoy the ride as much as I have," Swann said.

"It was very difficult decision. This England team has been my family for the best part of a decade now, and you spend so much time with guys you absolutely love to pieces.

"There are things I will genuinely miss and I am nervous about that, but to carry on just for those reasons would be really selfish and I'm not prepared to do that."

Swann said in hindsight he could have retired after the previous Ashes series in England earlier this year.

"Why didn't I stop then? I knew more or less that the time was coming up," he said. "But I'd never forgive myself - we had the chance to potentially come out here and win four Ashes series on the bounce."

Swann, who made his Test debut in 2008 and averaged 29.96 with the ball, said his decision had nothing to do with uproar over comments he made on Facebook last week that likened the third Ashes Test loss to being "raped".

"It was unfortunate that someone chose to trawl through my brother's Facebook page. I did apologize for that and it had nothing to do with it," Swann said.

England team director Andy Flower said Swann had played a major role in England's recent success.

"Graeme Swann has made an outstanding contribution to the England cricket team in all formats throughout an incredibly successful career, and I would like to congratulate him on all that he has achieved," Flower said in a statement.

"His commitment, competitive spirit and sense of humor have been recognized and admired by teammates and supporters alike, and he has played a big part in England's success over the last five years.

"The dressing room will be a very different place without Graeme's unique personality and I would like to wish him all the very best for the future."

(China Daily 12/23/2013 page23)

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