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after the england tour

after the pak series at home

after the aussie tour 2008

later than this

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[feverpitch]

when should SG retire?

After AK/SRT/RD have retired.

[toney]

Therefore I guess it is more for the BCCI to sort of sit down the players and clearly specify what is the direction that the team is going to take and therefore what they expect and by when. This will give players time to plan and execute their own strategies to plot their grand exits. This no more than what any good organisation would do while getting into succession planning at senior levels, they would lay down clear understood goals and time frames for the individual to be able to make the cut or give up.

I think that is what happened with Damien Martyn. When he was told that he would be dropped he retired.

In this case there was more to it than meets the eye. Damien Martyn complained about some dressing room issues as well. Nobody wants to leave his fledgling career, at just one hint of negetivity.

I think Martyn had his own issues. Secondly, these are probably the pressures of having to perform to be in the best team. Clarke, Hussey etc were in prime form and that surely weighed down on him. I don't think any Aussie batsman would want to miss out on an Ashes series (2 more tests) because of some dressing room issues.

[Jai]

when should SG retire?

After AK/SRT/RD have retired.

Or whenever the BCCI offers him the coach's position.