Martyn explains himself

Damien Martyn has broken his silence six weeks after his shock retirement from all forms of cricket. Steve Waddingham writes in The Sunday Mail that in an interview to air on an Australian current affairs TV show on Monday, Martyn explains why he quit the game.

Asked why he did not tell Ponting - who was best man at Martyn's wedding - of his decision in person, Martyn said: "To look him in the eye, I would have broken down. I would have been in tears." And Martyn remains concerned that his relationship with Ponting has been damaged by the affair. “That is always something I've got to live with," Martyn said. "[Ricky] is disappointed, and rightly so."