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England women's team legendary pacer Katherine Brunt announced her retirement from Test cricket on Saturday but she will continue to play in the T20Is and ODIs for England.
The 36-year-old bowler is the third-highest wicket-taker for England in Women's Tests as she has 51 scalps in a total of 14 matches at an average of 21.52. She also have three five-wicket hauls against her name.
Brunt had made her Test debut back in 2004, and later that year helped England retain the women's Ashes after 42 years.
"I feel like as an athlete there is never an obvious time to step away from doing the thing that you love," Brunt said in a statement released by the England and Wales Cricket Board.
"But over the past two years thoughts of retirement have surfaced more and more, so I've decided to make a smart decision rather than an emotional one. Test cricket is my absolute passion and to retire from this format was truly a heart-breaking choice to make, but it allows me to prioritise white-ball cricket," she added.
Meanwhile, Brunt has also played 140 ODIs and 96 T20Is, claiming 167 and 98 wickets, respectively.
Brunt is likely to feature during the white-ball series against South Africa next month.
Both teams will face off in three ODIs and as many T20Is, following the conclusion of a one-off Test in Taunton, later this month (June 27-30).
Brunt recently got married to her teammate Natalie Sciver in a private ceremony on May 30. Both Sciver and Brunt were part of the victorious 2017 ODI World Cup winning England team, that beat India in the title clash. Both of them were also part of this year's 2022 ODI World Cup, in which England finished runners-up.
Sciver had announced her engagement to Brunt in 2019, but the couple had to postpone their wedding due to the pandemic. Past and present England women cricketers like captain Heather Knight, Danielle Wyatt, Isa Guha and Jenny Gunn attended the wedding ceremony.
Earlier, Anya Shrubsole, another English veteran retired from all forms of cricket recently.
