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Ben Stokes marks England retirement in extraordinary fashion but New Zealand dominate

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 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 turned into a standing ovation.Minutes earlier the England and Wales Cricket Board had released the news that Stokes would be retiring from internationals at the end of this deciding third Test. The players had been informed by Stokes before the start of play and now the public was in on the secret, people rising as one to roar as their champion all-rounder set off on another bullocking charge to the crease. Continue reading...

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Australia dump India out of Women’s T20 World Cup with record chase

Group 1: Australia, 172-4, beat India, 170-4, by 6 wktsEllyse Perry and Ash Gardner put on 100 off 59 ballsAustralia have powered ruthlessly into the semi-finals of the Women’s T20 World Cup, hammering India by six wickets at Lord’s to maintain their unbeaten record while sending their biggest rivals spinning out of the tournament.Ellyse Perry and Ash Gardner both struck fifties in a superb century partnership off just 59 balls to guide Sophie Molineux’s side towards the highest successful chase ever in a women’s World Cup and their fifth successive triumph, as the group stages were concluded on Sunday (Monday AEST). Continue reading...

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