NOTTINGHAM, England – England test captain Ben Stokes will retire from international cricket after the third test against New Zealand, bringing the curtain down on a career that included the 2019 World Cup triumph and one of the most famous Ashes innings of all time.
When the news was announced at Trent Bridge on Sunday it drew a standing ovation from the crowd.
The timing may have been intended to inspire his teammates to deliver one last win for him, with England’s backs to the wall in the deciding third match of the series, and Stokes, playing in his 122nd test, took a wicket with his first ball afterwards.
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