QtrendsStokes' England career ends with series loss to New Zealand
Ben Stokes' England career ended in disappointment as New Zealand secured a rare home series win on English soil. The defeat marked an anticlimactic finish for Stokes, who has been a transformative figure in English cricket. Critics described the result as the death of the 'Bazball' era. The series defeat was England's first home series loss to New Zealand in decades.
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Stokes bows out as England suffer heavy defeat to New Zealand
(The Independent)
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