Inside Ben Stokes' bombshell retirement: The dressing-room confidants he told first, why Brendon McCullum was not surprised... and how the battle with England chiefs unfolded behind the scenes ⊖
found
a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
You are not logged in so some information on this page has been withheld. To see more, please log in or sign up.
LAWRENCE
since
auto-detected in 28 stories
27 days ago
LAWRENCE BOOTH: Stokes's disconnect with international cricket had been like Ernest Hemingway's description of going bankrupt: gradual, then sudden.
With a final farewell to the Bazball era, Ben Stokes cut loose and his team-mates bought into his mania. World cricket will be a quieter, less colourful place without him, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH ⊖⊖
found
a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
You didn't think he'd go quietly, did you? Ben Stokes hoicked Zak Foulkes to Daryl Mitchell at midwicket, threw back his head in disappointment and walked off to a standing ovation.
31 days ago
It's D-Day for English cricket's civil war: Insiders reveal to LAWRENCE BOOTH how Rob Key is 'feeling the heat' with job on line, the serious doubts over Ben Stokes' future as captain and returning leader's battles with ECB bosses ⊖
found
a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
LAWRENCE BOOTH AT TRENT BRIDGE: Only one outcome in Nottingham this week will prevent meltdown. For the ECB, and the wider English game, anything else does not bear thinking about.
44 days ago
English cricket has rarely been in such a mess: Ben Stokes saga has left it looking rudderless, with flip-flopping chiefs pondering booze ban, players not knowing their own rules and indecision and timidity over the captaincy, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH ⊖
Only a few days after the win that was supposed to put to bed a dark winter and open the curtains on sunlit uplands, English cricket feels more confused than ever.
46 days ago
Ben Stokes' international future in DOUBT after England captain was caught up in nightclub brawl involving Gus Atkinson and 125kg Saracens star Totoa Auvaa ⊖
LAWRENCE BOOTH: Ben Stokes is understood to be considering his future as an England cricketer after he and fast bowler Gus Atkinson broke the team's midnight curfew on Monday morning.
47 days ago
It beggars belief that Ben Stokes has made his bosses look so foolish by breaking their new rules - it's hard to see how he retains the authority to lead this England team, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH ⊖
found
a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
There are times when observers of English cricket need only a brick wall against which to bang their heads. Now is such a moment.
49 days ago
Liberal elites sneer at Britain's glorious history... no wonder they want to put BUMBLEBEES on our banknotes rather than Churchill, writes Oxford history professor LAWRENCE GOLDMAN ⊕
found
a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
This question arises because, in his justification last week for removing depictions of famous Britons from our banknotes, Sir Andrew said we, the public, had voted for this.
59 days ago
Brendon McCullum has just let slip how England will play this summer after Ashes thumping - it will infuriate many but here's their logic behind 'Bazball 3.0', writes LAWRENCE BOOTH ⊖
found
a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
In the five months since England lost in Australia, the chat has centred on one question: will Brendon McCullum change as he enters the final phase of his stint as head coach?
3 months ago
Claims of spot-fixing, corruption, organised crime and threats at this year's T20 World Cup are a grim reminder that cricket can never drop its guard, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH ⊖⊖
Did you hear the one about the captain allegedly under investigation for corruption at cricket's World Cup? You probably didn't. And if you did, you may have assumed the story was old. Alas, no.
Ben Stokes reveals he is 'lucky' to be alive after horror cricket injury left England captain's face a 'mess' and requiring major surgery: 'Thankfully I'm still here' ⊖
found
a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
LAWRENCE BOOTH: Ben Stokes has said he is 'lucky' to be alive after a ball broke his cheekbone during a net session at Durham in February.