Aussie paceman Tait rules himself out of Ashes

Australian paceman Shaun Tait said Monday he will not be available to play in the Ashes Test series against England. Tait, who has just returned home after playing Twenty20 cricket for Welsh county Glamorgan, confirmed he will no longer play in the longer forms of the game, even if asked by the Australian selectors.
Tait, 27, played three one-dayers for Australia in England last month, prompting captain Ricky Ponting to ask the paceman to reconsider playing longer formats. "He just mentioned it quickly but nothing was really talked about," Tait told reporters. "I think I have made it quite clear what I'm doing. "Obviously, you get through a couple of one-day games and a few people get excited, I suppose, and there is talk about it."