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Ben Stokes took a wicket on his first ball after his retirement from international cricket was announced.
The England captain will end his international cricket career after the third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge.
It comes just weeks after he was involved in a nightclub incident alongside Gus Atkinson.
The pair breached their curfew following the first Test and were present during an altercation involving an ECB security guard and a Saracens rugby player.
Both Stokes and Atkinson missed the second Test as a result before returning to the side for the third Test.
Stokes’ exit was confirmed during day four, with the news soon filtering around the crowd.
They responded by standing to applaud Stokes as he prepared to bowl.
With his first ball after his retirement was announced, the all-rounder took the wicket of Zak Foulkes.
The New Zealand batsman was caught by Harry Brook, with Stokes wheeling away in celebration to the delight of the crowd.
It marked Stokes’ sixth wicket of the match and his second of the second innings.
The 35-year-old was honoured again before the start of the evening session.
As the players returned to the field, both teams created a guard of honour for Stokes.
‘Champion for English cricket’
Reacting to the news of Stokes’ international retirement, former England bowler Steve Harmison tolf talkSPORT: “I was on air when the announcement came through, we get a ten-minute warning and the embargo, and I sat with John Norman and I was speechless.
“I couldn’t speak, I’ve really got no idea what to make of this situation. I’ve known Ben Stokes since he was 15 years old, when he came as a cheeky chappie into the Durham dressing room when I was a senior player there.
“He’s still cheeky, he’s a little bit older, a little bit wiser.
“What a competitor and a champion he’s been for English cricket.
“I think there’s a lot more to run on this story, but at this moment in time, all we know is Ben Stokes is retiring at the end of this Test match.
“What an unbelievable ambassador and a career he’s had for English cricket.”
Following Stokes’ wicket, he added: “I’ll just paint this picture. We had this announcement, five minutes building up towards the announcement.
“Then it was announced, there’s word getting around the ground that Ben Stokes has retired from international cricket.
“Everybody gets on their feet, give him a standing ovation, he’s at the top of his bowling mark.
“He just paused for a second and he took it all in, he’d given it a little bit of a deep breath.
“He took it all in and everybody’s cheering him on, it was ridiculous, it was like the colosseum, the theatre, and he got a wicket.
“Nicked, got catched and he went off and he ran towards his subjects.
“He ran towards his fans, I mean, only Ben Stokes can get a wicket, the ball, after he retired, I mean, this is ridiculous.”
New Zealand declared on 288-9, leaving England a target of 373 by the end of play on Monday to win the Test and series.
Fans were shocked to see Stokes open the batting with Ben Duckett in the final session with England playing on the front foot.
However, Stokes’ all-action batting cost him as he was dismissed for 30 at 50-1 in the final session. The outgoing captain duly received another standing ovation as he made his way off the pitch.
Stokes’ England career at a glance
Stokes made his Test debut for England against Australia in December 2013.
He has since played 122 Tests, scoring 7,243 runs with 14 hundreds in those matches.
With the ball, Stokes has also claimed 252 wickets during his Test career prior to the second innings at Trent Bridge.
As well as representing England across all three formats, he has been Test captain since 2022.
Stokes also won the 2019 Cricket World Cup and 2022 T20 World Cup.
Why has Stokes retired?
Speaking to his teammates prior to day four in Nottingham, Stokes said: “The reasons can wait, why, but I’ve had many trips to the well before for this team, for you blokes, for people beforehand and I’ve got one more trip to do.
“The only that I ask, please, is can everyone do the same.
“We’ve got a lot of hard work to do and the only thing I want is to be able to walk off that field, regardless of the result, knowing that I’ve had this group give everything for the last two days.
“That’s the only thing I want, for everyone to give it not only for me, selfishly, but also for this team.
“I’ve got the emotional side out of it. Now it’s time to go to work. Please, everyone else come with me.”
Ben Stokes took a wicket on his first ball after his retirement from international cricket was announced.
The England captain will end his international cricket career after the third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge.
It comes just weeks after he was involved in a nightclub incident alongside Gus Atkinson.
The pair breached their curfew following the first Test and were present during an altercation involving an ECB security guard and a Saracens rugby player.
Both Stokes and Atkinson missed the second Test as a result before returning to the side for the third Test.
Stokes’ exit was confirmed during day four, with the news soon filtering around the crowd.
They responded by standing to applaud Stokes as he prepared to bowl.
With his first ball after his retirement was announced, the all-rounder took the wicket of Zak Foulkes.
The New Zealand batsman was caught by Harry Brook, with Stokes wheeling away in celebration to the delight of the crowd.
It marked Stokes’ sixth wicket of the match and his second of the second innings.
The 35-year-old was honoured again before the start of the evening session.
As the players returned to the field, both teams created a guard of honour for Stokes.
‘Champion for English cricket’
Reacting to the news of Stokes’ international retirement, former England bowler Steve Harmison tolf talkSPORT: “I was on air when the announcement came through, we get a ten-minute warning and the embargo, and I sat with John Norman and I was speechless.
“I couldn’t speak, I’ve really got no idea what to make of this situation. I’ve known Ben Stokes since he was 15 years old, when he came as a cheeky chappie into the Durham dressing room when I was a senior player there.
“He’s still cheeky, he’s a little bit older, a little bit wiser.
“What a competitor and a champion he’s been for English cricket.
“I think there’s a lot more to run on this story, but at this moment in time, all we know is Ben Stokes is retiring at the end of this Test match.
“What an unbelievable ambassador and a career he’s had for English cricket.”
Following Stokes’ wicket, he added: “I’ll just paint this picture. We had this announcement, five minutes building up towards the announcement.
“Then it was announced, there’s word getting around the ground that Ben Stokes has retired from international cricket.
“Everybody gets on their feet, give him a standing ovation, he’s at the top of his bowling mark.
“He just paused for a second and he took it all in, he’d given it a little bit of a deep breath.
“He took it all in and everybody’s cheering him on, it was ridiculous, it was like the colosseum, the theatre, and he got a wicket.
“Nicked, got catched and he went off and he ran towards his subjects.
“He ran towards his fans, I mean, only Ben Stokes can get a wicket, the ball, after he retired, I mean, this is ridiculous.”
New Zealand declared on 288-9, leaving England a target of 373 by the end of play on Monday to win the Test and series.
Fans were shocked to see Stokes open the batting with Ben Duckett in the final session with England playing on the front foot.
However, Stokes’ all-action batting cost him as he was dismissed for 30 at 50-1 in the final session. The outgoing captain duly received another standing ovation as he made his way off the pitch.
Stokes’ England career at a glance
Stokes made his Test debut for England against Australia in December 2013.
He has since played 122 Tests, scoring 7,243 runs with 14 hundreds in those matches.
With the ball, Stokes has also claimed 252 wickets during his Test career prior to the second innings at Trent Bridge.
As well as representing England across all three formats, he has been Test captain since 2022.
Stokes also won the 2019 Cricket World Cup and 2022 T20 World Cup.
Why has Stokes retired?
Speaking to his teammates prior to day four in Nottingham, Stokes said: “The reasons can wait, why, but I’ve had many trips to the well before for this team, for you blokes, for people beforehand and I’ve got one more trip to do.
“The only that I ask, please, is can everyone do the same.
“We’ve got a lot of hard work to do and the only thing I want is to be able to walk off that field, regardless of the result, knowing that I’ve had this group give everything for the last two days.
“That’s the only thing I want, for everyone to give it not only for me, selfishly, but also for this team.
“I’ve got the emotional side out of it. Now it’s time to go to work. Please, everyone else come with me.”
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| 📰 Publicación: | talksport.com |
| ✍️ Autor: | Ciaran Wiseman |
| 📅 Fecha Original: | 2026-06-28 16:45:00 |
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