Johnson retires

Leaves all FC and international cricket ....giving a feeling he is gone too early......
he is only 34
Played only 8 years and managed 71 tests inspite of not having played every test

311 wkts at 28 apiece...and a SR of 50 balls per wicket is excellent....
2000 runs that went largely unnoticed at a Mike Brearleysque average of 22 made him almost an allrounder

Well played
although he might feel withdrawal symptoms quite soon i suspect

He's going !! Really!!

An excellent career ends! Not keen on the timing though, what is with all these mid-match retirements?

Well I flagged this on the match thread on Sunday - though I swear I didn't have any inside information

To be honest I didn't think he would go on much longer after the Ashes tour : while I'm sure he could have revved himself up again for the West Indies series , it would have been a real effort - and to what point ? He's done it all : World Cups , Ashes heroics , wins in SA , 300 wickets ...not really any more reachable goals . He was never going to make another England tour , probably wouldn't want to go to India again...next World Cup out of range ...perhaps he'd have liked to have a crack at regaining the Ashes at home again ; but these two matches probably proved that was no certainty. A man with a young family - I think he's made the right call.

A fine career : more ups and downs than most ; but never boring. He finishes with an excellent record and behind only the true greats of Australian bowling in wicket taking...well done Mitch

Guess so. He coudl have easily beaten Lillees record though