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Kirsten urged to rethink retirement decision

Gary Kirsten is being urged to rethink his decision to retire from Test cricket following his Man of the Match-winning performance at Headingley

Gary Kirsten is being urged to rethink his decision to retire from Test cricket following his Man of the Match-winning performance at Headingley.

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Kirsten said at the start of the summer that he would quit at the end of the series against England, but he has been approached by several of his team-mates and asked to reconsider.

"I said this would be my last series but the guys have been putting some heat on me," Kirsten told the post-match press conference. "I haven't made any decision but by the time I head back to South Africa I think they'll be demanding a decision.

"I'll speak to my six-month pregnant wife and see what she says."

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