Has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket with immediate effect
Damien Martyn
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mid-series? fecking weird.
Martyn announces retirement
Cricinfo staff
December 8, 2006
Damien Martyn, who was often unpredictable with the bat, has made a surprising call by announcing his retirement from international and domestic cricket. Martyn's place was under heavy scrutiny after the second Test, but he took control of his future by informing Cricket Australia of his decision today with immediate effect.
"I said to myself when I made this decision in the last 48 hours that I may lose friends in doing what I'm doing," he said in a statement. "But I also said to myself that if I stayed doing what I was doing I may equally lose respect for myself and the friendship of those around me who are entitled to expect from me more than 100%."
Martyn played 67 Tests in a 14-year career and scored 4406 runs at 46.37.
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Cricinfo staff
December 8, 2006
Damien Martyn, who was often unpredictable with the bat, has made a surprising call by announcing his retirement from international and domestic cricket. Martyn's place was under heavy scrutiny after the second Test, but he took control of his future by informing Cricket Australia of his decision today with immediate effect.
"I said to myself when I made this decision in the last 48 hours that I may lose friends in doing what I'm doing," he said in a statement. "But I also said to myself that if I stayed doing what I was doing I may equally lose respect for myself and the friendship of those around me who are entitled to expect from me more than 100%."
Martyn played 67 Tests in a 14-year career and scored 4406 runs at 46.37.
More to follow
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Should have waited till the series was over but the guy has class putting the team before himself. Respect.
feck me that is a bit odd.
Domestic cricket n'all.
Something going on?
Domestic cricket n'all.
Something going on?
i remember reading something about watson coming back around the 5th on cricinfo.
found it
The Ashes 2006-07
Martyn sweating over Test place
Peter English
December 6, 2006
Damien Martyn walks off after his dismissal in the second innings at Adelaide. Could it be his last in Test cricket? © Getty Images
The person hoping most that Shane Watson's injured hamstring will prevent him from playing in the third Test is Damien Martyn. A slow start to the series has put his place in doubt for a home-ground appearance in Perth if Australia insist on picking an allrounder or five frontline bowlers.
Watson's all-purpose skills have been highlighted by the Australia selectors as essential to this Ashes campaign and they are desperate to trial him, but his leg problem flared before the first Test and he was ruled out of a Queensland one-day match on Wednesday. Martyn was the side's best batsman during the Champions Trophy triumph in India last month but since returning home he has failed to contribute in the opening two Tests.
Dropped after the 2005 Ashes series, he has again struggled with scores of 29, 11 and 5 and all three dismissals have come from catches behind the wicket. His fourth-ball departure as the Adelaide game closed - it followed a thumping, lofted off-drive - may have been his last moment as one of the country's most gifted Test players.
The re-emergence of Michael Clarke, who struck a sensible 124 in the first innings and was 21 not out as Australia took a 2-0 lead, means he will almost certainly hold his place for Perth. "We'll keep our fingers cross and hope Watson's okay, which he should be," Ricky Ponting said in Adelaide. "Then it will be a tough call for the selectors.
"Michael has played brilliantly in this game, his hundred in the first innings, at a difficult time, was full of class. He looked a million dollars throughout the innings. If Watson does come up fit there will be a tough call to be made."
Martyn returned to the Test outfit in South Africa and added a nerveless century in the final match to seal a 3-0 series win, but he has been unable to muster anything of note in the current campaign. In Brisbane he glided Ashley Giles to slip and in Adelaide he was twice caught at gully, edging Matthew Hoggard in the first innings and stepping away and slicing Andrew Flintoff in the second.
Australia needed to keep the run-rate rattling as they chased 168 in 36 overs, but Martyn's swift dismissal was a sad way to end the innings, and perhaps his career. The squad will have a couple of days off before heading to Perth to prepare to face England at the WACA from December 14.
Peter English is the Australasian editor of Cricinfo
© Cricinfo
The Ashes 2006-07
Martyn sweating over Test place
Peter English
December 6, 2006
Damien Martyn walks off after his dismissal in the second innings at Adelaide. Could it be his last in Test cricket? © Getty Images
The person hoping most that Shane Watson's injured hamstring will prevent him from playing in the third Test is Damien Martyn. A slow start to the series has put his place in doubt for a home-ground appearance in Perth if Australia insist on picking an allrounder or five frontline bowlers.
Watson's all-purpose skills have been highlighted by the Australia selectors as essential to this Ashes campaign and they are desperate to trial him, but his leg problem flared before the first Test and he was ruled out of a Queensland one-day match on Wednesday. Martyn was the side's best batsman during the Champions Trophy triumph in India last month but since returning home he has failed to contribute in the opening two Tests.
Dropped after the 2005 Ashes series, he has again struggled with scores of 29, 11 and 5 and all three dismissals have come from catches behind the wicket. His fourth-ball departure as the Adelaide game closed - it followed a thumping, lofted off-drive - may have been his last moment as one of the country's most gifted Test players.
The re-emergence of Michael Clarke, who struck a sensible 124 in the first innings and was 21 not out as Australia took a 2-0 lead, means he will almost certainly hold his place for Perth. "We'll keep our fingers cross and hope Watson's okay, which he should be," Ricky Ponting said in Adelaide. "Then it will be a tough call for the selectors.
"Michael has played brilliantly in this game, his hundred in the first innings, at a difficult time, was full of class. He looked a million dollars throughout the innings. If Watson does come up fit there will be a tough call to be made."
Martyn returned to the Test outfit in South Africa and added a nerveless century in the final match to seal a 3-0 series win, but he has been unable to muster anything of note in the current campaign. In Brisbane he glided Ashley Giles to slip and in Adelaide he was twice caught at gully, edging Matthew Hoggard in the first innings and stepping away and slicing Andrew Flintoff in the second.
Australia needed to keep the run-rate rattling as they chased 168 in 36 overs, but Martyn's swift dismissal was a sad way to end the innings, and perhaps his career. The squad will have a couple of days off before heading to Perth to prepare to face England at the WACA from December 14.
Peter English is the Australasian editor of Cricinfo
© Cricinfo
Bad way to end a fine career. After 2004 he struggled to maintain his best form.
Fromthe BBC:
Australia batsman Damien Martyn has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket with immediate effect.
The 35-year-old, who made his international debut in 1992, notified Cricket Australia of his surprise decision on Friday morning.
His place in the Australian team was thought to be under threat, having made only 45 runs in three innings in the current Ashes, with a top score of 29.
Martyn scored 4,406 Test runs in 67 appearances, with 13 centuries.
The languid Western Australian was dropped on several occasions throughout his lengthy international career, most notably after a loose shot against South Africa in Sydney in January 1994, when Australia failed to achieve a target of 117 and were beaten by six runs.
Following that defeat he was not included at Test level for over six years, but soon regained his place, and struck his maiden Test century at Edgbaston on the 2001 Ashes tour.
Martyn compiled two centuries in three innings against Sri Lanka in 2004 and successive hundreds in India later that year.
He made only one half-century in the 2005 Ashes in England and was dropped for the Test against a World XI shortly afterwards, but returned for the tour of South Africa in 2006, making 101 in the final Test in Johannesburg as Australia completed a 3-0 whitewash.
Martyn was also a prolific one-day batsman, scoring 5,346 runs from 208 matches at an average of 40, with five hundreds and 37 fifties.
He played a leading role in Australia's victory at the Champions Trophy in India, scoring two half-centuries and adding an unbeaten 47 to guide his team home in the final against West Indies.
Explaining his decision to quit, Martyn said: "I have a deep awareness of the opportunities that the game and Cricket Australia have provided for me.
"However, I'm also aware of the tremendous challenges facing Australian cricket including this current Ashes series.
"Such challenges require people who are more than 100 per cent committed, dedicated, disciplined and passionate about the game, what it seeks to achieve and how those involved in the game can best serve cricket, sport and the wider community.
"I said to myself when I made this decision in the last 48 hours that I may lose friends in doing what I'm doing.
"But I also said to myself that if I stayed doing what I was doing I may equally lose respect for myself and the friendship of those around me who are entitled to expect from me more than 100 per cent."
Captain Ricky Ponting said: "It is obviously something Damien has thought long and hard about and I know that I and all of the other members of the team will miss him greatly.
"He is one of the world's most unsung players in both forms of the game and I don¿t think it is really understood how good a player he actually is.
"He is one of those players who, as the conditions and situations got harder and more difficult, the better he became and I know I will miss his influence on the Australian team."
In light of Martyn's decision, Australia's selectors will reconvene before announcing their squad for the third Test in Perth on 14 December.
Fromthe BBC:
Australia batsman Damien Martyn has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket with immediate effect.
The 35-year-old, who made his international debut in 1992, notified Cricket Australia of his surprise decision on Friday morning.
His place in the Australian team was thought to be under threat, having made only 45 runs in three innings in the current Ashes, with a top score of 29.
Martyn scored 4,406 Test runs in 67 appearances, with 13 centuries.
The languid Western Australian was dropped on several occasions throughout his lengthy international career, most notably after a loose shot against South Africa in Sydney in January 1994, when Australia failed to achieve a target of 117 and were beaten by six runs.
Following that defeat he was not included at Test level for over six years, but soon regained his place, and struck his maiden Test century at Edgbaston on the 2001 Ashes tour.
Martyn compiled two centuries in three innings against Sri Lanka in 2004 and successive hundreds in India later that year.
He made only one half-century in the 2005 Ashes in England and was dropped for the Test against a World XI shortly afterwards, but returned for the tour of South Africa in 2006, making 101 in the final Test in Johannesburg as Australia completed a 3-0 whitewash.
Martyn was also a prolific one-day batsman, scoring 5,346 runs from 208 matches at an average of 40, with five hundreds and 37 fifties.
He played a leading role in Australia's victory at the Champions Trophy in India, scoring two half-centuries and adding an unbeaten 47 to guide his team home in the final against West Indies.
Explaining his decision to quit, Martyn said: "I have a deep awareness of the opportunities that the game and Cricket Australia have provided for me.
"However, I'm also aware of the tremendous challenges facing Australian cricket including this current Ashes series.
"Such challenges require people who are more than 100 per cent committed, dedicated, disciplined and passionate about the game, what it seeks to achieve and how those involved in the game can best serve cricket, sport and the wider community.
"I said to myself when I made this decision in the last 48 hours that I may lose friends in doing what I'm doing.
"But I also said to myself that if I stayed doing what I was doing I may equally lose respect for myself and the friendship of those around me who are entitled to expect from me more than 100 per cent."
Captain Ricky Ponting said: "It is obviously something Damien has thought long and hard about and I know that I and all of the other members of the team will miss him greatly.
"He is one of the world's most unsung players in both forms of the game and I don¿t think it is really understood how good a player he actually is.
"He is one of those players who, as the conditions and situations got harder and more difficult, the better he became and I know I will miss his influence on the Australian team."
In light of Martyn's decision, Australia's selectors will reconvene before announcing their squad for the third Test in Perth on 14 December.
Adam Voges is his replacement.
Warnie's shagging Damien's wife.
You heard it here, on the Caf, first.
You heard it here, on the Caf, first.
Very underated and stylish batsman...
According to Sky, cricket Australia have said that he would have played in the next test, in his home town Perth.
Vogues and Symonds are called up in place of Martyn and Tate
Vogues and Symonds are called up in place of Martyn and Tate
We 've sure got them shat up!
Pressure got to him