Unconventional exit for an English great - Agnew

Ben Stokes has announced his retirement as England's Test cricket captain—a typically unconventional move, according to BBC Sport's Jonathan Agnew. The shock came mid-Test against New Zealand, proving that cricket's most unpredictable player makes decisions nobody else would make. Stokes led England through a transformative era, but has decided the captaincy has run its course. A legendary career, capped with a legendary exit.

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