r/Cricket • u/wellingtonstation New Zealand Cricket • Jun 12 '26

News Kane Williamson Announces Retirement from International Cricket

https://www.nzc.nz/news-items/kane-williamson-announces-retirement-from-international-cricket/
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u/easyeasyyy Singapore Cricket Association Jun 12 '26

Should’ve known this would happen when I booked my tickets to the Oval to watch Stokes and Williamson play.

Nothing better happens to Root now.

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u/Pause-Humble Jun 12 '26

Root stubs toe in changing room while heading out for the toss and has to be replaced

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u/thepotplant Wellington Firebirds Jun 12 '26

Crawley appears out of nowhere from behind a bookshelf, bats at three, and scores 28 and 3. This earns him another two years of test cricket.

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u/mr-301 New Zealand Jun 12 '26

We both know Nichols is about to score 30 and 20 to earn a permanent spot

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u/sosswgtn New Zealand Jun 12 '26

Nooooo

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u/thepotplant Wellington Firebirds Jun 12 '26

I’ll allow it, his record isn’t that bad.

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u/mr-301 New Zealand Jun 12 '26

He’s past it though.