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Giles retires

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Ashley Giles.

LONDON: Ashley Giles on Thursday became the first member of England’s victorious 2005 Ashes side to announce his retirement from cricket. The 34-year-old left-arm spinner has been struggling with a hip injury for over a year.

Giles took 143 wickets in 54 Tests and one of his best performances came during his final appearance at The Oval where he made a Test-best 59 and shared in a decisive 109-run eighth-wicket stand with Kevin Pietersen, which secured the draw that won the Ashes two years ago.

His Test debut was against South Africa at Old Trafford in 1998 and his final Test was against Australia in Adelaide in December 2006.

Giles, in a statement issued by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), said: “Following guidance from my hip surgeon, Dr Marc Philippon, I am very sorry to announce that I am retiring from all forms of cricket with immediate effect.

“I had hoped to make a full recovery and return to playing over the next few months but the advice I have received means that there is no chance of me returning to cricket at any level.” — AFP

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