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
Before Ben Stokes went to bed in Hart's Hotel in Nottingham city centre on Saturday night, he told Joe Root and Harry Brook - his predecessor as Test captain and, no doubt, his successor - of his plans.
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 —
- ‘Told my wife don’t have the fight left in me’: Stokes explains retirement call The Indian Express —