and brought up in Ashington, Northumberland, and is the eldest of 3 brothers and 1 sister (the youngest, Ben Harmison, who latterly played first-class cricket for Kent, and formerly played for Harmison's side, Durham.) Harmison currently lives in Ashington with his wife Hayley and their three daughters Emily, Abbie and Isabel, and their son, Charlie. A family man by nature, Harmison admitted to homesickness and missing his family each time the England team went on tour; in an interview with The Independent in 2005, he stated: "I have a family. I have kids that need me around and they will dictate the decisions I make on my career....My international career will finish when my family needs me to be around a bit more." He still remains a huge fan of football, and is a lifelong supporter of Newcastle United F.C. Harmison has suffered from clinical depression from an early age, but hid it as homesickness during his England career. Early life As a teenager, Harmison played for his local football club, Ashington A.F.C. and Ashington Hirst Progressive, before deciding to concentrate on cricket. County career Harmison made his first-class debut for Durham in 1996. He played an important role in Durham's first County Championship triumph in 2008, taking 60 wickets in that season at an average of 22.66. Harmison observed, "The [2005] Ashes takes some beating, because of the nature of that series win, but behind that, I don't think there is a prouder moment in my career.". Durham took their second title assisted by Harmison the following year. He played his last first-class match during a brief loan period with Yorkshire in 2012. International career Initial selection Steve Harmison was first selected for an England squad in May 2000 during the tour to England by Zimbabwe, but did not play. As part of an ECB National Academy touring team that also contained Andrew Strauss, Ian Bell and Robert Key, Harmison showed clear signs of his ability in the tour of Australia in 2001–02. In August 2002, Harmison made his Test match debut at Trent Bridge against India, replacing the injured Simon Jones. Originally lacking somewhat in control, he bowled seven consecutive wides in the first match of the tour of Australia, against the ACB Chairman's XI's at Lilac Hill in 2002. However, promising performances later in the tour saw him named in the World Cup squad, although he did