Adam Voges officially ends Test career with best average since Don Bradman
When he was in form, Adam Voges plundered Test runs with ease. Photo: AAP
Australia’s Adam Voges has officially retired from international cricket, signing off with a Test batting average second only to the great Don Bradman.
Voges became the oldest player to score a century on his Test debut when he made an unbeaten 130 against West Indies two years ago, aged 35.
Voges lost his place in the Test team after the second of two defeats to South Africa in November and was treated for concussion after being hit by a bouncer when batting for Western Australia in a Sheffield Shield match the same month.
Best Test averages
| Player | Ave | Tests | Inns |
| D Bradman (Aus) | 99.94 | 52 | 80 |
| A Voges (Aus) | 61.87 | 20 | 31 |
| G Pollock (SA) | 60.97 | 23 | 41 |
| G Headley (WI) | 60.83 | 22 | 40 |
| H Sutcliffe (ENG) | 60.73 | 54 | 84 |
Voges, 37, will lead the Prime Minister’s XI against the touring Sri Lankan team in Canberra on Wednesday and has said it will be his last match against an international side.
“This will be it for me,” Voges told reporters.
“I’m certainly looking forward to getting out there and playing this game. I’ve had an amazing couple of years with Australia with the Test team and I’ve loved every minute of it.”
Australia has made wholesale changes to its team after a thrashing in Sri Lanka and home series defeat to South Africa.
