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Stokes drops retirement bombshell, Kiwis close in on win
England captain calls time, promotes himself to open and blasts off into sunset with rapid final knock
Ben Stokes' hopes of a farewell victory after announcing his international retirement were hanging by a thread in the third Test with New Zealand.
England captain Ben Stokes stunned the cricketing world with a bombshell mid-match retirement before confirming his status as the outgoing people's champion with a farewell wicket and rapid but reckless final innings.
On a jaw-dropping fourth day of the series decider against New Zealand at Trent Bridge, a statement dropped announcing that one of the greatest players of his generation would be walking away for good at the end of the match.
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Ravindra puts New Zealand in dominant position after England fail to take advantage
Things can change quickly in cricket. Just as England thought a reset had occurred with the win at Lord’s, only for a late night in Chelsea and defeat at the Oval to put paid to that notion, so the nature of the pitch lurched significantly on a gripping third day here.
Gone was the road on which the ball repeatedly raced across the parched outfield during the first two days and in its place – influenced by a slight drop in temperature and cloud cover – was a more capricious strip of earth. It offered lateral movement and inconsistent bounce, and led to 11 wickets falling.
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