Chris Rogers retired from the Australian cricket team at the age of 37, at the top of his game - it's generally not how it happens.
A left-handed opening batsman, he was first selected for the Australian Under 19 team in 1996. He represented Western Australia for 10 years and later Victoria. In 2007, with an average of 70.70, he was named State Player of the Year.
During the mid-2000s he also established himself in English county cricket and over the years played for five first-class countries, most recently as skipper of Somerset.
In 2008 Rogers made his Australian Test dbut replaying the injured Matthew Hayden in a test agaisnt India. But it was not until 2013, after consistent run-making, that he was named in the national squad again following the retirement of Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey. Over his 25-match Test career Rogers' average was 42.87 with a highest score of 173.
