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London: Chris Rogers will depart international cricket next week in the form of his life and with some clear thoughts about the short-sightedness of overlooking potential replacement players simply because they might be in the twilight years of their careers.
Rogers, who had indicated before the current Ashes series began it would be his final Test campaign, confirmed to coach Darren Lehmann, captain Michael Clarke and his teammates today in London that this week's final match at The Oval would be his last for Australia.
Despite being Australia's leading runs-scorer of the series to date, the left-handed opener has opted to take a break from the game before deciding whether he will continue his first-class career with Victoria and with English county team Middlesex where he has captained in recent years.
Rogers, who turns 38 at the end of this month, would have become Australia's oldest Test player since former captain Steve Waugh if he had chosen to play on for October's upcoming tour of Bangladesh and the Australia summer that follows it.
But the redrafting of Australia's Test line-up under new captain Steve Smith coupled with the worrying impact of a couple of recent blows to the head he has suffered while batting – one of which forced him to sit out two Tests in the Caribbean with concussion – have convinced Rogers the time is right.
