With a final farewell to the Bazball era, Ben Stokes cut loose and his team-mates bought into his mania. World cricket will be a quieter, less colourful place without him, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH
You didn't think he'd go quietly, did you?
Ben Stokes hoicked Zak Foulkes to Daryl Mitchell at midwicket, threw back his head in disappointment and walked off to a standing ovation.
Ben Stokes Quits International Cricket
- England Test captain Ben Stokes announces international retirement Irish Times —
- Ben Stokes: 'I didn't have any more fight left in me' after Ashes loss ESPN Cricinfo —
- England test captain Stokes to retire from international cricket The Straits Times —
- Ben Stokes admits he was ‘burnt out’ after quitting as England captain The Independent —
- Inside Ben Stokes' bombshell retirement: The dressing-room confidants he told first, why Brendon McCullum was not surprised... and how the battle with England chiefs unfolded behind the scenes Daily Mail —