Birmingham: Australia opener Chris Rogers has revealed how he thought his career was finished after suffering an on-field dizzy spell during the second Ashes Test at Lord's. The 37-year-old left-hander had to leave the field on the fourth and final day as Australia completed a 405-run thrashing of England to level the five-match series at 1-1.


Chris Rogers. Pic/AFP 

A week of tests in London revealed nothing more serious than a balance problem in the inner ear, thought to have been caused when he was hit on the helmet by a short ball from James Anderson at Lord's in his first-innings 173 -- Rogers's Test-best score. The test results came amid fears Rogers had suffered concussion -- something which forced him out of Australia's preceding 2-0 Test series win in the West Indies after he was hit on the head batting in the nets.