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New Zealand Join England In Emotional Guard Of Honour For Retiring Ben Stokes At Trent Bridge
Wales Cricket Board: England captain Ben Stokes was given a stirring guard of honour by both his England teammates and New Zealand players at Trent Bridge on Sunday after announcing his shock retirement from international cricket.
Barely an hour after the England and Wales Cricket Board announced that Stokes would retire after the third Test against New Zealand, emotional scenes unfolded in Nottingham. Shortly after the tea break on day four, England players formed a guard of honour as their captain walked out to bat. The two New Zealand batters joined the tribute. The entire Trent Bridge crowd stood to applaud one of England's greatest cricketers in a touching farewell.
The tribute came after Stokes shocked the cricket world by revealing that the match would be his final international game.
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