Ryan Harris’ unremitting knee has resulted in the culmination of his glorious career. Ryan Harris was looking to cap his wonderful career by leading Australia to an Ashes win for one last time. However, his consistent spate of injuries meant that he won’t be able to end his career on a winning note. Harris has played
27 Test matches and picked 113 wickets at an average of 23.52.
This is going to be a terrible blow to Australia’s plans as they try to conquer England on their home soil for the first time since 2001. Several scans were taken during the tour match against Essex and it established that Harris would be powerless to get himself fit in time to take part in the Ashes. He immediately decided to retire from all forms of the game.
Ryan Harris shed his thoughts following the decision and said, “Given the news I received yesterday, and after talking it over with my family, I know now is the right is the time to step away from cricket,” Harris said. “I’m pretty lucky, I have had a wonderful career and nothing made me prouder than pulling on the Baggy Green. I played 27 more Tests than I ever thought I would and I have relished every single moment of them. I couldn’t have played with a better bunch of blokes and walking away from the team and our support staff is probably the hardest thing to stomach right now. This is a very special team and I know they will do Australia proud in this Ashes series. I know I will certainly be watching every ball. I am lucky enough to have a wonderful family who has supported me through the ups and downs of my career and I’m looking forward to the next chapter of my life with them and spending time with my new son Carter. Whatever is next for me, and I don’t know what that is right now, I know it will still involve cricket as that is what I love and I want to be able to give back to the game that has given me so much.”
He had set this tour as the final frontier after being ruled out of Australia’s World Cup campaign in order to give himself the best chance to play in the Ashes. Harris’ final international match was the Sydney Test in January against India.
