Shahid Afridi to retire from Tests after Australia crush Pakistan

Pakistan's first "home" Test against Australia ended in defeat and controversy after their captain, Shahid Afridi, resigned in a post-match interview. Afridi, who was playing his first five-day match in four years, said next week's second Test at Headingley would be his last. "I have struggled to adapt to this form of the game and the next Test will be my last," Afridi said after Pakistan capitulated at Lord's by 150 runs. "I am struggling with a thigh injury and I need to get myself right. The 30-year-old added: "This may be bold but I believe Salman Butt should take over as captain." Afridi's comments came as a surprise to Butt, whose departure for 92 triggered Pakistan's collapse from 186 for two to 289 all out. "I have not heard anything about this," he said. "The captaincy is a great honour and if it will come it will come but I have not given it any thought just yet."