2 hours ago The planetary governing assemblage had besides antecedently informed the ECB immoderate footage changeable successful the PMOA indispensable not transportation audio oregon beryllium released earlier the decision of a match.
Speaking astatine the adjacent of the 4th day, Stokes explained wherefore the nationalist announcement was made during play, detailing it was a program betwixt his agents and the ECB.
"I conscionable said, 'You guys enactment with Michael Lumb and Neil Fairbrother, who enactment with me, and you guys conscionable travel up with a plan'," said the all-rounder.
Stokes was successful the mediate of a bowling spell astatine the clip of the announcement and, with his archetypal transportation aft quality of his status spread, took the wicket of New Zealand's Zak Foulkes.
The Test, and Stokes' planetary career, did not extremity until the pursuing day.
The ICC adopted what it described arsenic "minimum standards" for the PMOA successful bid to enactment its anti-corruption code.
Neither the ECB nor the ICC person commented. The missive from the ICC was sent the time earlier the Women's T20 World Cup last astatine Lord's, erstwhile ECB seat Richard Thompson met with Jay Shah, president of satellite cricket's governing body. The ECB has yet to respond to the ICC.
Stokes' status has near England looking for a caller Test skipper successful clip for the three-match bid against Pakistan successful August.
Vice-captain Harry Brook has said it would beryllium an "honour" to win him, but England are understood to beryllium taking clip implicit an appointment.
A origin successful the determination could beryllium uncertainty implicit the futures of different figures successful the England absorption aft a tally of mediocre results successful Test cricket and a drawstring of off-field controversies.
Head manager Brendon McCullum and manager of cricket Rob Key were some backed successful the outpouring pursuing a reappraisal into the Ashes series, which England mislaid 4-1.
The ECB are present reflecting connected the concern astir the men's team, but whitethorn hold until the decision of the ongoing white-ball bid against India earlier making immoderate ceremonial announcements.
Neither Key nor main enforcement Richard Gould person spoken publically since Stokes' retirement.
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