That would not be fair to myself or the team. I didn’t want to be in a position of battling with my body when you need to be 100 per cent fit and ready to go at any time. “If I was to be part of the Ashes I would need to do myself and my teammates justice. “Leading into pre-season I really wanted to give the Ashes a crack but in the end I haven’t had the preparation I would have liked heading into the coming season,” Pattinson was quoted as saying by in a statement. Pattinson had recently suffered a knee injury during an intra-squad Victorian trial game ![]() ![]() ![]() The 31-year-old, who has played 21 Tests and 15 ODIs, though will continue to play domestic cricket. Melbourne: Australian fast bowler James Pattinson Wednesday retired from international cricket after realising that he won’t be in the reckoning for the Ashes series due to fitness issues.
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