Former England captain Ben Stokes has doubled down on his side’s controversial boozy trip to Noosa amid their Ashes drubbing in Australia last summer, but denies any drinking problem within the team. In his first sit-down interview since retiring, Stokes said it’s cricket at large that has a drinking problem, not just England. Ben Stokes farewelled Test cricket with a loss. Ben Stokes has announced his retirement from Test cricket during England’s clash with New Zealand. Credit: GettyStokes described England batter Harry Brook as a “freakishly talented” player and ​said he was surprised he was not made Test captain eventually.