New Zealand bowler Shane Bond ends Test career

New Zealand fast bower Shane Bond has retired from Test cricket because he is unsure if his body can cope with the rigours of the five-day game.

However, Bond, who has been plagued by injuries, will be available for one-day internationals and Twenty20 matches.
The 34-year-old has had an eight-year international career in which he played in only 18 Tests, claiming 87 wickets at an average of 22.09.
In his last Test - against Pakistan at Dunedin - he took eight wickets.
He missed the remaining two Tests of that series because of an abdominal strain.
The match at Dunedin was also his first in two years because of injuries and a brief involvement with the Indian Cricket League.
Bond said: "The hardest thing is that I've always considered myself a Test bowler and it was such a great feeling to be back in the team last month and playing test match cricket with the Black Caps.
"Looking back, so many of my injuries have come during Test cricket. Unfortunately my body just won't let me continue to play at that level, given the workload and demands of Test cricket.
"But I don't want to end on an injury and I am absolutely committed to playing for the Black Caps.
"This way I hope I've got a better chance of continuing to play. I hope I'll be able to continue to contribute to the team and to New Zealand cricket fans for a while yet.
"It's been a tough call because Test cricket remains the ultimate form of the game - but I'm comfortable I've made the right choice."
Bond said he was now focusing on being fit for New Zealand's limited-overs matches against Australia, which start with two Twenty20 Internationals in February 2010.
He said his recovery from injury was progressing well and he aims to be playing club cricket by late January - and hopefully some one-day games for Canterbury in February.
"I'm determined to give it everything I've got, for as long as I can. The ICC World Twenty20 is coming up next year and then there's the World Cup in 2011," he stated.
"I'd love to help the Black Caps lift some silverware over the next couple of years."