England head coach Brendon McCullum says he tired to talk Ben Stokes out of his decision to retire from international cricket following the 2-1 series defeat to New Zealand.

New Zealand is on the brink of clinching a test series victory over England and spoiling Ben Stokes' final act in international cricket.

And Stokes told his England team-mates of his decision before the fourth day of the deciding Test against the Black Caps.