The England coach hailed the outgoing Test captain as a "leader of men" and justified the timing of the announcement while the Trent Bridge Test was on Head coach Brendon McCullum said that he tried talking Ben Stokes out of his decision to retire from international cricket, following England's 160-run defeat to New Zealand at Trent Bridge that saw them concede the series 2-1. "When he confirmed to ... [5289 chars]
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