BRETT LEE, the Australian fast bowler, has announced his retirement from cricket.
The 38-year-old, who took 380 one-day international wickets, made the announcement at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday.
He quit internationals in July 2012 as his country's fourth-highest Test wicket-taker - with 310 in 76 matches - and has focused on Twenty20 cricket in recent years.
"It's been an amazing and emotional 20 years and I've enjoyed every single moment of it," said Lee. "I'm excited and emotional, certainly happy that I've made the right decision. Twenty years is a lot of ice baths, a lot of training sessions and a lot of flights, but it's given me so many great memories."
He will see out the remainder of the Big Bash League with the Sydney Sixers - which could mean his final game coming next Thursday against Sydney Thunder.
Only Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Dennis Lillee took more Test match wickets for Australia than Lee, who was nicknamed Bing.
He remains the joint leading wicket-taker for Australia in one-day internationals alongside McGrath.
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