Adam Gilchrist is considering retiring from one-day cricket for Australia so he can continue his Test career

The wicketkeeper, who is vice-captain, recently smashed 149 against Sri Lanka to help his country win the World Cup for a third successive time.

However, at 35, and following the recent birth of his third child, Gilchrist admits he could quit limited overs action in the future.

"Up until the last 12 months, I had never been a guy to consider phasing out one form of the game and just focusing on one," Gilchrist told the Sydney Morning Herald.

"But I am open to thinking about that now. I have been quite firm on playing both forms in the past, but I guess that things have changed a little.

"When a few of the guys started retiring last year, it made me stop and reflect on where I was personally.

"And, while the appetite is still very strong to keep playing, I've just noticed the hunger and the drive for Test cricket that guys like Warney (Shane Warne) and Justin Langer had when they didn't have one-day cricket to consider."

Gilchrist has played 268 one-dayers, scoring over 9,000 runs at an average of 36.

His retirement is unlikely to come before the Twenty20 Championship in September, while he could also play on until the Commonwealth Bank Series with Sri Lanka and India at the start of next year.

Australia have a busy schedule ahead, including playing 20 Tests in 2008.

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