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Former Australia batsman Chris Rogers has joined Somerset after signing a one-year contract at the County Ground in Taunton. The thirty-eight-year-old, who recently announced his retirement from an international cricket at the end of the Ashes series 2015 in England, will be joining his fifth county club - having previously played for Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Middlesex. The former Western Australia batsman has scored 24,460 runs at an average of 49.81 in 297 first-class matches till date.   "I'm really pleased to be joining a club of the stature of Somerset,” he told the club's official website . I'm looking forward to the challenge and can't wait to get started."  BREAKING: We are delighted to announce the signing of Chris Rogers for the 2016 season! #WelcomeRogers pic.twitter.com/YHrjBwEL03 — Somerset Cricket (@SomersetCCC) October 7, 2015 Rogers becomes one of two new signings for Somerset, having also ...

Australian left-handed opening batsman, Chris Rogers feels relieved after putting a maiden Test century on board in the fourth Ashes match against England at Chester-le-Street. Australia were 222 for five on Saturday's second day, only 16 runs behind Host's first innings 238, with Rogers 101 not out and Brad Haddin unbeaten on 12. Prior to this series, The 35-year-old Rogers, who had spent five years in the international wilderness following his debut in 2008. Rogers made his first-class debut in 1998/99, said this innings meant he'd proved to himself he belonged at Test level. "I wanted to believe I was good enough but never knew. To get a hundred that's something that no one can take away from me." "It was emotional out there...It was my day today. There were so many things that went my way. You've just got to make the most of it and fortunately I did."

Brad Haddin has been named as Australia 's vice-captain for the Ashes tour, while the Tasmanian fast-bowling allrounder James Faulkner has been named in the 16-man squad along with the veteran opener Chris Rogers . Pakistani-born Australian cricketer, Usman Khawaja has retained his place, while Glenn Maxwell, Xavier Doherty and Moises Henriques have been left out from the squad who toured India last month. Australia Ashes squad : Michael Clarke (capt), Brad Haddin (vice-capt, wk), Usman Khawaja, Chris Rogers, David Warner, Ed Cowan, Matthew Wade (wk), James Faulkner, Phillip Hughes, Shane Watson, Peter Siddle, James Pattinson, Ryan Harris, Nathan Lyon, Jackson Bird, Mitchell Starc.