Australian Mens Cricket Team

Peter Siddle retires: A workhorse, fighter but above all a player who gave his everything for the team

Siddle will always be remembered as a fighter, someone who kept plugging away and probably didn’t get the accolades in the media like his fellow peers. But if you ask any of the four captains (Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke, Steve Smith or Tim Paine) he played under — who would run through a brick wall for the team? The unanimous choice would be Peter Siddle.

Australia ball-tampering scandal: CA chief James Sutherland apologises to fans on behalf of national cricket board

James Sutherland said in a statement, "Following discussions with Steve Smith and David Warner they have agreed to stand down as captain and vice-captain respectively for the remainder of this Test match."