As a New Zealander who loves 'the thwack of leather upon willow,' it would be remiss of me to not mark the retirement of the great English cricketer, Ben Stokes.
Ashes winner, World Cup winner, 20/20 World Cup winner, he has done it all for England, and on one of those most memorable occasions he did it against us.
It seems to be the way of things for those in the public eye that they move from hero to villain as the commentariat decides. Stokes deserves to be remembered for his mighty feats, not for his failures. His retirement is a loss to all cricket.
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| Stokes on the way to World Cup glory against New Zealand |
What a talisman.
