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Ben Stokes set for first game since England retirement
Stokes returns to competitive cricket with Durham in the One-Day Cup following his retirement from international duty.
Ben Stokes will play his first competitive match since retiring from England duty when Durham face Derbyshire in the One-Day Cup. The former captain is in the side for the opening round.
He stepped away from the Test team earlier this year after captaining them to the 2023 Ashes. Now 35, he hasn't played red-ball cricket since then, and England are already looking ahead to their next white-ball series.
His return gives him match time, and it comes just as franchise leagues start lining up all-rounders for the next auction cycle.