In what can be termed a surprise, an Australian team spokesman announced Stuart MacGill's retirement from international cricket. He is to retire at the end of the second Test against the West Indies played at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground.
A proud man and a player unfairly and harshly compared with his contemporary and legend Shane Warne, MacGill decided to call it a day saying "As I said many times last summer, there is no way I will ever walk onto a cricket field unless I can guarantee that I can dismiss top order batsmen consistently.
"The prospect of letting myself and the team down is simply not an option. I have worked way too hard for too long to sabotage my achievements by playing Test cricket for the wrong reasons."
"The prospect of letting myself and the team down is simply not an option. I have worked way too hard for too long to sabotage my achievements by playing Test cricket for the wrong reasons."
For the statistically minded, MacGill played 43 Tests for Australia, taking 207 wickets at an average of 28.28 and a strike rate of 53.1. His strike rate is rated the best among the modern spin bowlers.
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Our quadrumvirate to note.
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They are the 'untouchables'.
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