Jenny Gunn calls time on 15-year England career

England's seam-bowling all-rounder Jenny Gunn has announced her international retirement.

Gunn's 259 appearances in all formats since making her debut in 2004, aged 17, place her second on England's all-time list behind former captain Charlotte Edwards (309).

The 33-year-old becomes the second member of the 2017 World Cup-winning side to bow out from England duty in recent weeks, with wicketkeeper Sarah Taylor doing so last month because of her ongoing battle with anxiety.

Clare Connor, the England and Wales Cricket Board's managing director of women's cricket, said: "Jenny has been the most tremendous servant to England Women's cricket throughout the 15 years she has played for England.

"Her longevity, work ethic and commitment have been hugely impressive across both the amateur and professional eras and on countless occasions she has delivered match-winning performances for the team with both bat and ball.

"Jenny has been an exceptional role model for our sport and we are so grateful for everything she has done.

"Very few international cricketers have carried themselves with so much humility and shown such care for her team-mates as Jenny. She will be very missed by players and staff alike."

Gunn, whose father Bryn was part of the Nottingham Forest side that captured the European Cup in 1979-80, featured in 11 Tests, 144 one-day internationals and 104 Twenty20s, winning three World Cups and five Ashes series.

However, she was an unused squad member for the ODI portion of this summer's Ashes, while a side strain forced her withdrawal from the T20 series.

She said: "I have made one of the hardest decisions and decided the time has come to retire from international cricket.

"I started as a young kid playing the game I loved for fun and I could only dream of becoming a professional cricketer.

"I've been lucky enough to play in some great teams and to be part of some amazing battles over the years, but as a small girl I always said I wanted to put a World Cup medal next to my dad's European Cup winner's medal and there are now three of them next to his medal on the mantelpiece!

"I'm so grateful for the support throughout my career and I couldn't have done it without my friends. But most of all, I couldn't have done it without my family, all of whom have been there for me every step of the way."