ASHES winner Geraint Jones is set to hang up the gloves at the end of the current season with the former England wicketkeeper retiring from all forms of the game.
Jones, 38, has stood down as Gloucestershire captain with immediate effect after playing 34 Tests with England with his last Three Lions appearance coming Down Under in the 2006-07 Ashes.
Jones said: “It’s been something I’ve been thinking about quite strongly in the last few weeks and I’ve come to the decision that this season will be my last as a cricket player.
“But it’s on a positive note that I’ve made the decision. Yes the family side has been a big consideration but ultimately it’s about what’s best for Gloucestershire cricket and this squad.
“Over the last few weeks I felt there were guys who needed an opportunity and my place in the team was potentially that opportunity. I still want to play a big role in helping the team on and off the field but now is a chance for them to start to formulate the best way forward for this group of players and for Gloucestershire cricket.”
Despite not being part of the England squad for eight years, the former Kent man has represented Papua New Guinea, the country of his birth, in recent years.
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