Shane Watson announces his retirement from Test cricket - after he was dropped from the Australia team for the second Ashes Test against England
- The middle order batsman announced his retirement on Sunday
- He was dropped from the Australia team for the second Ashes Test against England in July
- The 34-year-old cricketer has been playing for the Australian cricket team since 2005
Shane Watson has officially retired from Test cricket after a run of poor form that had already seen him dropped from the Australian side.
Watson was left out of the Australia team for the second Ashes Test against England in July and was replaced by Mitchell Marsh. His future Test career has looked uncertain since then.
The 34-year-old cricketer has been playing for the Australian cricket team since 2005, is married to television presenter Lee Furlong. He made his test debut for Australia at the SCG against Pakistan in 2005.
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Australia's Shane Watson has officially retired from Test cricket
Watson was dropped from the Australia team for the second Ashes Test against England in July
The 34-year-old cricketer has been playing for the Australian cricket team since 2005
He made his test debut for Australia at the SCG against Pakistan in 2005
Watson had played 59 Tests, scoring 3731 runs at 35.19 and taking 75 wickets at 33.68. Injury and form had been issues for Watson at various times throughout his career.
'It's been a decision that hasn't come about lightly, over the past month especially, but I just know it's the right time to be able to move on and still, hopefully, play the shorter formats of the game,' Watson said in a statement.
'It's been something for the past month that I've thought about a lot, and I've been through a lot of different waves of emotion about what the right thing is for myself, my family and most, importantly, the team as well.
'I just know that I've given everything I possibly can to get the best out of myself. I just think it's time to move on.'
Injury and form had been issues for Watson at various times throughout his career
Watson had played 59 Tests, scoring 3731 runs at 35.19 and taking 75 wickets at 33.68
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