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| Langer to quit after Sydney Test | |
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| Batsman Justin Langer has become the latest Australian to announce his retirement from Test cricket. | |
| The fifth Ashes Test, which starts at 2330 GMT, will now be the last for Langer, Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath. | |
| He made his debut against West Indies in 1993 and has scored 7,650 runs at an average of 45.26. | |
| "There hasn't been a waking moment for the last 20 years where I haven't thought about playing Test cricket, so this is a tough moment," he said. | "There hasn't been a waking moment for the last 20 years where I haven't thought about playing Test cricket, so this is a tough moment," he said. |
| "I know in my heart it's the right thing to do. They say 'Go out on your terms and on top of your game' and I think I'm doing that. | |
| "I retire from this game having played with some of the greatest players of all time. It's been a privilege to play with Shane and Glenn and Adam Gilchrist, the greatest wicket-keeper of all time, Matthew Hayden and Ricky Ponting, who is the greatest batsman this country has produced after Bradman." | |
| Unlike fellow Western Australian Damien Martyn, who announced his retirement from all cricket following the second Test against England, Langer will continue to play at state level. And he will also be in England during the summer after accepting an offer to return to Somerset to play county cricket. |