Overview
- He announced the decision at an early-morning media session at the SCG after informing his teammates moments beforehand.
- He remains in Australia’s 15-man squad for the Sydney Test, which is scheduled to start on Sunday, January 4.
- He enters his finale with 6,206 Test runs, 16 centuries and an average of 43.39 across 87 caps, with the SCG set to be his 88th.
- He said he will continue playing domestic cricket, including the BBL for Brisbane Heat, and he hopes to feature in the Sheffield Shield for Queensland later in the summer.
- His call follows a series disrupted by back spasms and initial non-selection, and it brings his career full circle at the ground where he debuted in 2011.