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• Ben Stokes was fallible but that is what made him the people’s champion | Mark Ramprakash

  28-06-2026 22:00
  All-rounder was a superb player but it was his vulnerability, personality and passion which won the hearts of England fansBen Stokes has been a magnificent player for England, and leaves a legacy of individual brilliance and inspirational leadership. However you want to judge him, whether it is the quality of his bowling, his batting and his fielding, his sometimes heroic determination, or the character that makes him uniquely able to connect with teammates and with the public, he is among
  
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• Ben Stokes marks England retirement in extraordinary fashion but New Zealand dominate

  28-06-2026 20:46
  Third Test D4: NZ 438 & 288-9dec; England 354 & 103-4Captain takes wicket moments after announcementIt was one of the most extraordinary scenes witnessed in a career positively littered with them. Ten or so minutes before tea on the fourth day against New Zealand, about to start the 11th over of another marathon spell, Ben Stokes stood at the top of his mark as a ripple of applause suddenly turned into a standing ovation.Moments earlier the England and Wales Cricket Board had announced t
  
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• England v New Zealand: Ben Stokes’ retirement announced during day four – as it happened

  28-06-2026 20:35
  Ben Stokes announced his England retirement, took a wicket and opened the batting – but New Zealand ended the day close to sealing victory39th over: New Zealand 125-3 (Ravindra 62, Mitchell 29) Archer from the Stuart Broad End, he’s up to the mid to high eighties on the speed gun and gets a nasty ball to lift and smash Mitchell on the hand. The batter wrings it out and briefly resembles Ali G as he does so. Mitchell drops into the leg side and gets off strike. Ravindra clips off his
  
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• Australia dump India out of Women’s T20 World Cup with record chase

  28-06-2026 19:58
  Group 1: Australia, 172-4, beat India, 170-4, by 6 wktsEllyse Perry and Ash Gardner put on 100 off 59 ballsIt was the quintessential Australian performance. They had no need for a win in their fifth and last group game, having already qualified for a Women’s T20 World Cup semi-final by winning their first four. India, conversely, desperately needed one to qualify. And it looked as if they had it, after a late surge with the bat to reach 170, then an early squeeze to have Australia needing
  
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• England v New Zealand: Ben Stokes’ retirement announced during day four – live reaction

  28-06-2026 19:45
  Captain reveals retirement – then opens batting
  Stokes retires: full story | Gallery | Email Tanya39th over: New Zealand 125-3 (Ravindra 62, Mitchell 29) Archer from the Stuart Broad End, he’s up to the mid to high eighties on the speed gun and gets a nasty ball to lift and smash Mitchell on the hand. The batter wrings it out and briefly resembles Ali G as he does so. Mitchell drops into the leg side and gets off strike. Ravindra clips off his hip to make it two singles off the over
  
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• Ben Stokes’ remarkable England career: in pictures

  28-06-2026 19:18
  After the England captain announced his international retirement, we look back at the highs and lows of the all-rounder’s incredible career Continue reading...
  
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• Australia win by six wickets to end India’s semi-final hopes: Women’s T20 World Cup – as it happened

  28-06-2026 19:01
  Australia advance to the semi-finals unbeaten, and ensure South Africa will join them after defeating India at Lord’sChanges for both sides.Just the one for India as Kranti Gaud come back for Nandani Sharma. Continue reading...
  
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• Australia win by six wickets to end India’s semi-final hopes: Women’s T20 World Cup – live

  28-06-2026 18:58
  Australia chase down 171 to win at Lord’sStart time: 2.30pm BST/11.30pm AESTChanges for both sides.Just the one for India as Kranti Gaud come back for Nandani Sharma. Continue reading...
  
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• England v New Zealand: Ben Stokes’ retirement announced during day four – live

  28-06-2026 17:23
  Updates from Trent Bridge, play starts 11am BST
  Day three report | Read the Spin | Mail Tanya39th over: New Zealand 125-3 (Ravindra 62, Mitchell 29) Archer from the Stuart Broad End, he’s up to the mid to high eighties on the speed gun and gets a nasty ball to lift and smash Mitchell on the hand. The batter wrings it out and briefly resembles Ali G as he does so. Mitchell drops into the leg side and gets off strike. Ravindra clips off his hip to make it two singles off the over.How’
  
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• England Test captain Ben Stokes announces international retirement

  28-06-2026 16:37
  Stokes takes wicket in third Test just after news breaksCaptain informed teammates before Sunday’s play beganBen Stokes has announced his retirement as captain of England’s Test team, and from all international cricket, effective as of the end of the third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge.The announcement was made with England in the field, and as Stokes laboured through a trademark extended bowling spell in an effort to swing the game his team’s way. Ever the man for t
  
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• England v New Zealand: third men’s cricket Test, day four – live

  28-06-2026 16:28
  
  Updates from Trent Bridge, play starts 11am BST
  Day three report | Read the Spin | Mail Tanya39th over: New Zealand 125-3 (Ravindra 62, Mitchell 29) Archer from the Stuart Broad End, he’s up to the mid to high eighties on the speed gun and gets a nasty ball to lift and smash Mitchell on the hand. The batter wrings it out and briefly resembles Ali G as he does so. Mitchell drops into the leg side and gets off strike. Ravindra clips off his hip to make it two singles off the over.How’
  
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• Australia v India: Women’s T20 World Cup – live

  28-06-2026 16:28
  Updates from the teams’ final Group A game at Lord’sStart time in London is 2.30pm BST/11.30pm AESTChanges for both sides.Just the one for India as Kranti Gaud come back for Nandani Sharma. Continue reading...
  
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