“I’ve been told if I play another year or two years, I could score another 1000 runs. I might be the second highest run-scorer, or I might be able to break Don Bradman’s double-century record. But if you really think about it, if that’s the only reason you want to prolong your career, it’s really time to say, ‘thank you very much,’” he said announcing his retirement. “I’ve always prided myself on performing well for the side as an individual, but at the end of the day I want to be able to look my team-mates in the eye and say I went out there because I really wanted to do well for the side, and it was nothing to do with individual records. I can do that right now.”