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Retirement the best thing for me - Stokes

Retirement the best thing for me - Stokes
BBC News Sunday 28 June 2026, 18:26 UTC 1 min read
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Ben Stokes describes the reasons for his international retirement as he says he became 'burned out' in the build-up to the summer.

Ben Stokes describes the reasons for his international retirement as he says he became 'burned out' in the build-up to the summer.
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