Cricket - Australia Nets - The Essex County Ground, Chelmsford - 30/6/15 Australia's Ryan Harris during nets Action Images via Reuters / Peter Cziborra Livepic
LONDON (Reuters) - Australia's injury-plagued paceman Ryan Harris announced his immediate retirement from all forms of cricket on Saturday, dealing a major setback to his team's defence of the Ashes starting in England next week.
The 35-year-old Queenslander withdrew from Australia's ongoing warm-up match against Essex and walked away from the sport less than a week before the first of five tests against England starts at Cardiff on Wednesday.
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