England captain Ben Stokes made 30 runs in his final Test match after deciding to retire from international cricket.
Stokes has chosen to walk away from four years leading England at the end of the ongoing third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge.
The bombshell news comes only days after the 35-year-old returned to lead the team, having missed the 253-run defeat at the Oval while under investigation by the Cricket Regulator and ECB for a post-midnight incident in the aftermath of first Test victory at Lord’s.
Stokes told the team of his decision to call time on a 15-year England career before
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