New Zealand's record run-scorer Kane Williamson has announced his immediate retirement from international cricket, just days before the Black Caps' must-win second Test against England.
Williamson, 35, has been an all-format great across a 16-year career with his country, amassing 9515 Test runs and another 9831 in white-ball cricket.
He featured in the standalone Test against Ireland in Belfast last month, as well as the series opener against England at Lord's where he made scores of 0 and 18 on a pitch rated 'unsatisfactory' by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
With his side 1-0 down and with two Tests to play, at The Oval starting on Wednesday followed by a trip to Trent Bridge, he has chosen to call time.
