Australia's veteran allrounder Shane Watson announced on Sunday Sep 06,2015 his retirement from Test cricket.
The last of the 34-year-old's 10-year Test career came in the Ashes opener at Cardiff which England won by 169 runs.
Watson made 30 and 19 with the bat, and failed to take a wicket, causing him to lose his place for the rest of the seriesShane Watson, who captained his country in one Test and nine one day internationals, steps down after being ruled out of the rest of the one-day international series by a calf injury sustained in the tourists' victory at Lord's on Saturday.
An Ashes winner in 2013/14 and this year's World Cup -- who had his run ins with the cricket authorities being one of four players to be dropped from the squad during the 2013 tour of India for not doing their homework -- he informed his teammates of his decision on Sunday morning Shane Watson played 59 Tests for Australia, scoring 3,731 runs and taking 75 wickets.
The last of the 34-year-old's 10-year Test career came in the Ashes opener at Cardiff which England won by 169 runs.
Watson made 30 and 19 with the bat, and failed to take a wicket, causing him to lose his place for the rest of the seriesShane Watson, who captained his country in one Test and nine one day internationals, steps down after being ruled out of the rest of the one-day international series by a calf injury sustained in the tourists' victory at Lord's on Saturday.
An Ashes winner in 2013/14 and this year's World Cup -- who had his run ins with the cricket authorities being one of four players to be dropped from the squad during the 2013 tour of India for not doing their homework -- he informed his teammates of his decision on Sunday morning Shane Watson played 59 Tests for Australia, scoring 3,731 runs and taking 75 wickets.
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