New Zealand bowler Shane Bond ends Test career

New Zealand fast bowler 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 20/Twenty.



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.