Ben Stokes appeared to take aim at the International Cricket Council amid the anti-corruption saga surrounding his shock retirement announcement.The former England captain stepped away from all forms of cricket last week, unusually breaking the news while still playing in his country’s third Test defeat to New Zealand at Trent Bridge.Stokes captained England in Test cricket for four yearsAFPStokes’ announcement sparks controversyThe England and Wales Cricket Board released a video of Stokes informing his teammates of his decision before the start of play on day four in Nottingham.“There’s something that I know is going to happen over the next two days, which is that this is my last two days as your captain and my last two days representing England,” Stokes told the dressing room.“Reasons can wait why, but I’ve had many trips to the well before for this team, for you blokes, for people beforehand and I’ve got one more trip to do. And the only thing that I ask, please, is can everyone please do the same.”“We’ve got a lot of hard work still to do and the only thing that I want is to be able to walk off that field, regardless of the result, knowing that I’ve had this group of men and one lady, give everything for the last two days.”The release of the footage has fallen foul of ICC regulations, however.In a letter sent to the ECB on Saturday, the ICC alleged that English cricket’s governing body had breached its standards for players and match officials’ areas (PMOA) by broadcasting the recording before the end of the match.According to article 2.2. 11 of the PMOA minimum standards, national cricket federations should: “Ensure that there are no fixed or temporary video cameras or other recording equipment set up within any dressing room used by the teams for the purposes of broadcasting video or audio footage.”But Stokes doesn’t appear to have any time for the allegations, posting sarcastically on X in reaction to the news: “Sack him…” – seemingly in reference to himself.After confirming his retirement, Stokes took the unusual step of opening the batting in his final innings for England, going in at No2.In doing so, the 35-year-old became just the fourth player in Test cricket history to bat at every position from No1 to No11.Unfortunately for England, Stokes was unable to produce the heroics he so often has for his country over the years, smashing his way to 30 runs off 20 balls before being caught off the bowling of Zak Foulkes.Stokes wasn’t afraid to swing his bat in his final innings as an England playerAFPAn historic low for England as Stokes ‘burns out’England went on to lose the match by 160 runs and the series 2-1 – marking the first time they’d ever lost a three-match home series having won the first Test.Explaining the thinking behind his decision to say goodbye to international cricket, Stokes told Sky Sports’ Ian Ward and former teammate Stuart Broad: “It’s been an interesting four-five weeks, and six months generally.“Emotions when this day comes to everyone there’s relief, happiness, excitement, sadness everything you go through. All of those words I use there.“My family, and particularly my wife, they see what you go through emotionally. As good as it is, it can drain you and affect you in negative ways.“I put so much time and effort into it – I maybe possibly burnt out.“Everyone says about the day [they resign the captaincy] what’s it like – they say it hits you in the face. And I thought a few weeks ago it did. I was putting pads on yesterday, getting ready to go out there, and that was the final nail in the coffin.”