# Ben Stokes to Retire? Plus World Cup Visa Chaos!

An episode of [Hawksbee and Jacobs Daily](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/348889102), 9 Jun 2026, 45 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/hawksbeeandjacobs/e/6a282df1427484b4a442f1b6/media.mp3

Paul Hawksbee and Andy Jacobs bring you a packed show tracking the massive breaking story in English cricket. The Cricketer's senior correspondent George Dobell joins the podcast to break down why he believes Test captain Ben Stokes is on the verge of stepping down and retiring from the sport entirely by the end of the day. Shifting focus to football, former referee and broadcaster Christina Unkel helps make sense of the breaking World Cup controversy after top Somali referee Omar Artan was denied entry into the United States, completely ruling him out of officiating the tournament. Plus, comedian and Watford die-hard Dee Allum stops by to discuss her wild plan to watch absolutely every single match of the tournament. Finally, comedian and Evertonian Phil Nichol drops in to talk about returning to the Edinburgh Fringe for his first show in seven years, 'Aren't We Lucky'. You can check out a detailed breakdown of the cricket breaking news on talkSPORT.com Follow us on socials: • X/Twitter: @tSHandJ • Instagram: @tSHandJ • YouTube: talkSPORT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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