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Australian-born former Ireland captain Trent Johnston announced on Monday that he plans to retire from international cricket in December thailand real estate.

Johnston has played 186 times for Ireland, appearing in the 2007 and 2011 World Cups, but the pace bowler admits the strain of competing at the highest level is starting to take its toll.

The 39-year-old will call time on his international and representative career after the ICC Intercontinental Cup final in Dubai in December, following the World Twenty20 qualifiers.

"It's becoming harder to recover after matches now, so much so that I can hardly walk for a couple of days," Johnston said.

"After a tour to the United Arab Emirates, it took me a full week to recover and my young son Charlie and daughter Claudia were having to pull on and off my socks, so that was quite embarrassing!

"I knew then my time was limited and, although it would have been great to play in another World Cup in Australia, it was just beyond me.

"It's time to move on to new things and gives (coach) Phil (Simmons) the chance to find somebody to replace me hong kong company registry."

After starting his career with NSW, Johnston first played club cricket in Ireland in 1995 and returned for four more seasons, meeting his wife Vanessa during that time.

He eventually qualified for an Irish passport and enjoyed so much success on the field that he is third on the all-time list of Ireland's leading wicket-takers with 264 at 23.13.

He is one of only three Ireland players to have taken a hat-trick and has scored 2398 runs, including 10 half-centuries.

Johnston also famously hit the winning runs when Ireland earned a sensational upset of Pakistan at the 2007 World Cup.

Ireland coach Phil Simmons was quick to pay tribute to Johnston's impact on the team since his international debut in May 2004.

"Trent has been one of the pillars of this team. He's been incredibly consistent and gotten vital wickets at crucial times spearheading the bowling unit," Simmons said.

Johnston hopes to stay in cricket in a coaching capacity.  

Mark Schwarzer is confident he will get enough game time with new club Chelsea to be well primed for Australia's 2014 World Cup campaign jeans embroidery.

The veteran Socceroos goalkeeper said on Thursday he was still pinching himself less than 48 hours after agreeing to a one-year deal with the English Premier League giants.

While he has accepted his position as cover for Chelsea's No.1 gloveman Petr Cech, the 40-year-old said he'd asked manager Jose Mourinho about how much playing time he could expect and was satisfied with the answer.

"I've got a big fight on my hands at the club but I've also got a great opportunity to work with some fantastic players," former Fulham keeper Schwarzer told Sky Sports Radio.

"I've got every confidence in my own ability ... to get the games that I need to make sure I'm right for the World Cup, which is also vitally important to me."

Chelsea played 60 to 70 games last year, Schwarzer added, with fixtures in the Champions League, Europa League and FA Cup as well as the Premier League, providing more opportunities for a second keeper than at a smaller club.

Schwarzer said he never entered into direct negotiations with returning manager Mourinho before signing, but did ask him about match time.

"That was one question I did pose to him. It was actually the very first and the only question I really posed to him," he said wine class.

"And he ticked all the boxes for me.

"I spoke to him really just about what his ideas were with me, how he saw me and how he saw that I fit in with his plans.

"Once I had those discussions with him, it was pretty obvious and straightforward for me to make the decision."

While Mourinho has labelled Cech the "best in the world", he told Chelsea's official website Mark Schwazer is exactly what the club needs.

"I never say this one is the first choice and this one is the second and this one is the third, but of course as a starting point Petr Cech is Petr Cech - he is the best in the world with deference to all the others," he said.

"Mark knows that he comes to be an important member of the squad, to compete with Petr and to give us in that position what we have in any other position where we have competition and options, giving protection to each other."

Socceroos coach Holger Osieck endorsed Schwarzer's move, saying he was confident he would see enough of the pitch to stay sharp ahead of Brazil Asian college of knowledge management.

"I think it's a very good move for him," Osieck told News Ltd.

"It's a great club and I wish him all the best of course because he needs to play in order to stay fit for our team and I'm pretty sure with his professional attitude he can manage it.

"I'm pretty sure he will (play). Knowing him and his ambitions he definitely will, because otherwise why did he sign in the first place."