The 36-year-old who had originally planned to quit Tests last year, said his retirement was overdue.
The Best versus The Rest super series will witness the top Test team play the rest of the world's finest players in September 2005. Select your Test and ODI teams.
Sachin Tendulkar's 50th fifty in Test cricket is his tenth against Australia. He became the second Indian and the fourth in Tests to post 50 half-centuries or more. Allan Border tops the chart with 63 such knocks, followed by Rahul Dravid (53), Steve Waugh (50) and Tendulkar (50).
Leg spinner Danish Kaneria's 4 for 36 and captain Inzamam-ul-Haq's unbeaten century brought Pakistan close to their first Test win in the West Indies in 17 years.
Australia's World Cup-winning captain says that burnout caused by exhausting playing schedules is the team's biggest fear.
Fast bowler Fidel Edwards took 5 for 38 to bowl out Pakistan for 144 on the second day of the first Test.
He took part in a full practice session on Friday after recovering from a groin injury.
Anil -- who turns 63 on December 24 -- shared his fitness goals with Blake -- who turns 30 two days after Anil's birthday -- before the duo went sprinting at the Jamnabai Narsee school ground in Juhu.
A look at the four-Test series in the West Indies, in 1995, that heralded the start of Australia's reign.
"Though it's tempting to play, it would curtail the development of a younger player," the former captain said.
South Africa were 370 for six at stumps, a lead of 23 runs over the West Indies' first innings of 347 in the second Test at Port of Spain.
Master batsman Sachin Tendulkar joined another elitist club when he completed 10,000 runs during day 1 in the second Test against Pakistan.
'I actually think, with Hardik Pandya, everything away from the game is affecting him so much. He's smiling too much when he does the toss. He's trying to act like he is so happy. He is not happy. I have been there. I have been in the firing line. And I can tell you now, it affects you.'
Brett Lee captured four wickets and smashed 38 runs in a fine allround performance to steer Australia to a 73-run win over West Indies.
Fast bowler Brett Lee struck twice in three balls to help Australia A to a 51-run win over West Indies in a one-day tour match in Hobart on Sunday.
Ramnaresh Sarwan hit a career-best 261 not out to lift West Indies to 559 for four declared on the third day of the second Test against Bangladesh.
Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming allayed concerns around captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's injury, but said all-rounder Ben Stokes will continue to remain on the sidelines for another week.
Virender Sehwag makes unique offer to sons if they break his record.
The England pacer says he is expecting a call from the organisers.
Uncapped batsman Alester Maregwede has been included in the 14-man squad for the five-match series against the West Indies starting later this week.
The left-arm spinner picked three wickets as the Windies stumbled to 241 for 6 on the third day of the first Test against Zimbabwe.
Brian Lara has slammed the ' badly run' Caribbean cricket administration, saying that the trust deficit between the board and players is harming the West Indies team.
Rain halted play in the first Test between WI and SL with the home side on 272 for four in reply to the tourists' 354.
