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New Zealand\u2019s Daryl Mitchell, right, celebrates reaching a half century on day four of the Third Rothesay Test in Nottingham, England, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (Joe Giddens\/PA via AP)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

NOTTINGHAM, England \u2014 The series-deciding test between England and New Zealand got a dramatic twist before tea on Sunday when news of England captain Ben Stokes’ impending retirement<\/a> was announced, just before he took a wicket in his bid to slow the tourists\u2019 charge for victory at Trent Bridge.<\/p>

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New Zealand reached the interval on 234-8 and with a lead of 318 runs \u2014 but with the headlines being dominated not by Daryl Mitchell, who was 63 not out, but by Stokes.<\/p>\n

About 15 minutes before tea, an England statement was published saying Stokes would be retiring from England duty at the end of the match in Nottingham, bringing to a close his 15-year international career.<\/p>\n

With his first ball after the announcement, Stokes sent down a delivery that was edged by Zak Foulkes to second slip where the catch was taken by Harry Brook, the man likely to take over as England test captain.<\/p>\n

It was quite the symbolic moment.<\/p>\n

Stokes led the team to the dressing room at the end of the session to a standing ovation from fans \u2014 and he\u2019ll need to produce one final effort to lead England to an unlikely victory that would clinch the series.<\/p>

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New Zealand resumed after lunch on 180-4 and would soon lose three wickets for two runs in 10 balls, leaving the tourists on 206-7. Stokes took one of them \u2014 Mitchell Santner for 0 \u2014 and later removed Foulkes.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Rachin Ravindra was out for 94, just short of his sixth test century, to end a partnership of 129 runs for the fourth wicket with Mitchell.<\/p>\n

Not since 1999 has New Zealand won a series in England of three tests or more but it is a big favorite now on a deteriorating pitch.<\/p>\n

The English haven\u2019t lost a home series of three tests or more since 2012. If they do, there would be more pressure on the team\u2019s leadership after a humiliating 4-1 Ashes series defeat and subsequent concerns about its professionalism in the wake of the dropping of Stokes and Gus Atkinson for the second test for a disciplinary matter.<\/p>

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AP cricket: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/cricket<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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