Martyn (left) in his Test-playing days alongside his WA and Australian teammates Adam Gilchrist and Justin Langer.Credit: Jack Atley
“There are so many wonderful people in this world … from paramedics [at Mermaid Waters Ambulance], doctors and nurses [at Gold Coast University Hospital] … to family, friends and people I didn’t even know.
“I feel like I met all these fantastic people in the past three weeks, or they reached out to me through messages of love and support.”
The former Australian and West Australian cricketer will continue his recovery at home and ended his message with “bring on 2026, I’m back”.
Regarded as one of Australia’s most gifted strokemakers, Martyn scored 4406 Test runs at an average of 46.37. He debuted as a 21-year-old against the West Indies in 1992 and retired after the second Test of the 2006-07 Ashes series in Adelaide.
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He was the player of the series the last time Australia won an away series in India, top-scoring in four of Australia’s eight innings at the crease in the 2004 battle for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Martyn scored an unbeaten 88 off 84 balls in Australia’s 2003 ODI World Cup final triumph, batting with a broken finger in a match-winning partnership with captain Ricky Ponting. He played 208 one-day internationals and scored 5346 runs at 40.09. He was a regular in one of history’s most dominant limited-overs teams.
Since retiring, Martyn has held various commentary positions and maintained a social media presence, posting on X as recently as December 24 about the Boxing Day Test.
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