Graeme Swann(England)Announces Retirement From All-forms Of Cricket

England and Nottinghamshire off-spinner Graeme Swann has announced his immediate retirement from cricket. 

"This decision has been very difficult seeing as the England team has been my family for seven years now, but I feel it is the right time," he said.

"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," he added

 

The 34-year-old has taken only seven wickets during this winter's Ashes series defeat and has ruled himself out of the rest of the tour in Australia.

Graeme Swann took 255 wickets in 60 Tests - the sixth highest tally for England

• Tests: 60
• Test wickets: 255 at 29.96
• ODIs: 79
• ODI wickets: 104 at 27.76
• T20s: 39
• T20 wickets: 51 at 16.84

England's highest Test wicket-takers

383: Ian Botham
329: James Anderson
325: Bob Willis
307: Fred Trueman
297: Derek Underwood
255: Graeme Swann
252: Brian Statham