Graeme Swann's career in pictures

22 December 2013

2007 - Returns to the England squad for the tour of Sri Lanka, seven years after making an unimpressive debut in a ODI against South Africa

2009 – Takes 14 wickets as England regain The Ashes with a 2-1 victory in England

2009 - Swann becomes the first English spinner to take 50 wickets in a calendar year and rises to third place in the bowler world rankings

2010 – Becomes the first English off-spinner since Jim Laker to take 10 wickets in a match, achieving the feat in the first Test in Bangladesh

2010 - Wins the Twenty20 World Cup and named England and Wales Cricket Board Cricketer of the Year

2011 – Leads the 'sprinkler' celebrations as England retain The Ashes with a 3-1 victory in Australia

2011 - Part of the England team ranked number one in Test cricket and also ranked best bowler in ODIs

2013 - Wins his third Ashes in a row, taking 26 wickets, the most in the series, as England win 3-0

2013 - Apologises for urinating on the Oval pitch whilst celebrating after the final test of The Ashes

2013 - Contributes just seven wickets to an all-round poor performance by England as they lose The Ashes

2013 - Announces his retirement from all forms of cricket, explaining, "My body doesn't like playing five-day cricket anymore"

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