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Vernon Philander, the South Africa allrounder, has announced his impending retirement from international cricket. The upcoming Test series against England will be his final outing for his country, bringing to a close a career that began in 2007.

Philander, 34, has taken more than 200 wickets in his 60 Tests to date, putting him seventh on the all-time list for South Africa. However, he has increasingly had to battle injury, making only six appearances in the last 18 months. He played in 40 ODIs, most recently at the 2015 World Cup, and also featured at the inaugural World T20 in 2007.

"It's been coming on for a while, you get to the stage in your career when you've got to make a decision," Philander said. "I've had a wonderful career but I'm moving into the darker area for fast bowlers, 35 next year, so I think it's an appropriate time to call it a day in international cricket.

When I watched where Philander came from as a club t20 player to test match player. I had hoped that Darren Sammy in his day would have delivered similar performances for us.

In reply to Cornfused

Sammy did way more as a leader for WI cricket..VerNone is nothing more than a home cooked bread for SA

In reply to djdrastic

Philander turned out to be much better than many expected. He had a sensational start to his Test career and was always a handful - even in his brief stint in the CPL.

All the best to him.

84 wickets from 38 test is not bad but nothing like 200 in 84 games.

Good luck to Philander in his after cricket life, he was one of the finest swing bowlers I have seen.

Fantastic player, and a gentleman.

Good luck Vernon. Damn good bowler. Unplayable in right conditions

In reply to dayne

Agreed. He's going to be very hard to replace...walk good, Big Vern!