Ben Stokes

'Can't give my teammates 100%': Stokes' shock retirement call after World Cup heroics.

“I would like to wish Jos Buttler, Matthew Mott, the players and the support staff every success going forward. You’re the best fans in the world. Not only do I feel that my body is letting me down because of the schedule and what is expected of us, but I also feel that I am taking the place of another player who can give Jos and the rest of the team their all.

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The superstar allrounder has left with a word of warning after revealing the reason for his decision.

“It’s disappointing news to say the least. It is madness for players.” “It’s a reflection of where the cricketing schedule is at the moment. “I will give everything I have to Test cricket, and now, with this decision, I feel I can also give my total commitment to the T20 format.” “As hard as a decision as this was to come to, it’s not as hard dealing with the fact I can’t give my teammates 100 per cent of myself in this format anymore. In one of the highlights of his career, and indeed of the history of the sport, the 31-year-old Stokes was the protagonist in arguably one of the most thrilling and controversial finishes to an ODI match at the format’s pinnacle.

Ben Stokes, the man who rescued England in the 2019 World Cup final and recently took over the Test captaincy, will step away from 50-over cricket after ...

The teams also were tied after the super over and England won on boundary countback. "I will give everything I have to Test cricket and now, with this decision, I feel I can also give my total commitment to the T20 format," Stokes said. "Three formats are just unsustainable for me now.

From the ECB to ICC, governing bodies need to realise how the packed schedule makes the 50-over game vulnerable.

The latter’s appeal is understandable in the modern economic climate but, having passed up the Indian Premier League this year and hinted he will do so again before next summer’s Ashes assault, it is clear the type of cricket which is calling him. “I feel that my body is letting me down because of the schedule and what is expected of us,” he said. For a cricketer paid by one of the boards responsible for this, to be so explicit in pushing back is quite the thing. He averaged 50 with the bat during Eoin Morgan’s five-year World Cup project, is a genuine sixth bowler and fields like a demon. And Stokes could not have been clearer about the bigger picture here, citing an “unsustainable schedule” and his fear of letting down teammates. Yep, the champion all-rounder who powered England to World Cup victory by the barest of margins three summers ago, in front of a packed house at Lord’s and with the UK’s largest cricket audience since the heady 2005 Ashes, has decided the 50-over stuff must make way.

Ben Stokes, the England all-rounder, on Monday (18 July) announced his decision to retire from ODI cricket.

I hope we can win on Tuesday and set the series up nicely against South Africa." "I would like to wish Jos Buttler, Matthew Mott, the players and the support staff every success going forward. I have loved every minute of playing with my mates for England. We have had an incredible journey on the way. You’re the best fans in the world. The England shirt deserves nothing less from anyone who wears it." Stokes said in a statement: "I will play my last game for England in ODI cricket on Tuesday in Durham. I have decided to retire from this format.

The England Test captain has announced his decision to retire from one-day internationals.

Statistics can obscure the bigger picture and this was certainly the case with Stokes. Jonny Bairstow’s century led England to a six-wicket victory in Pune but Stokes’ jaw-dropping belligerence in his 99 off 52 balls was captivating. He followed up his 70 with the key wickets of Australia captain George Bailey, big-hitting Glenn Maxwell and dangerous lower-order pair James Faulkner and Mitchell Johnson in a 57-run win. As wickets tumbled around him, Stokes hustled and battled his way to 84 not out to keep his side afloat before defying fatigue to return for the one-over shootout as England won by “the barest of all margins”.

Ben Stokes has retired from ODIs citing the "unsustainable" workloads for three-format players. It is time for cricket's administrators to sit up and take ...

It is true enough that Vince, a member of the 2019 World Cup-winning squad, had failed to grasp several chances previously despite his demonstrable talent. It adds up to a decent list of options. Having also lost the similarly left-handed Morgan, England might look towards a like-for-like replacement in that regard. As such, any standout performers in the Royal London One-Day Cup will effectively be shining in a county competition pitched perhaps a rung or two above second XI standard. To make India’s trip worthwhile, a trio of T20s and ODIs were thrown in. Take the 2019 World Cup final, for example. They will have been scheduled to play on 50 of them. English cricket has had this in the post for some time. It is the word “unsustainable” that should boom out to anyone concerned over the game’s future. This is far from a problem unique to Stokes’ national team. No innuendo about stepping back or focusing elsewhere; “unsustainable” is a clear message. "The England shirt deserves nothing less from anyone who wears it.

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The schedule needs looking at, it is a bit of a joke at the moment.” He added: “Like Soda Streams, road atlases and SLR cameras, the traditional one-dayer is now a heritage product of dubious relevance. “The one-day format used to be a format where bowlers had a say. The fixture list is complete bullsh*t and it’s wrecking the players and the product. But there can be no doubt that change must take placeto protect players and the game itself. People used to bide their time and take the game deep. In the period June 2022 to March 2023, England is set to play 12 Tests, 18 ODIs, 19 bilateral T20Is and a T20 World Cup – over 100 days of men’s international cricket in all. As Rory Dollard of PA declared even more simply: “Stokes’ ODI retirement – complete with very carefully worded criticism of England’s schedule – has to be the tipping point. Matt Roller wrote for ESPN Cricinfo: “In abstract, it should serve as a wake-up call for cricket’s administrators. “After a great deal of thought and deliberation, I am announcing my retirement from international one-day cricket.,” Pietersen said. There is simply too much cricket on the calendar. But since taking over from Root as Test captain he has looked like his old self, giving everything to a job he clearly loves.”

England Test cricket captain Ben Stokes will retire from one-day international cricket after Tuesday's match against South Africa in Durham.

“I would like to wish Jos Buttler, Matthew Mott, the players and the support staff every success going forward. You’re the best fans in the world. Not only do I feel that my body is letting me down because of the schedule and what is expected of us, but I also feel that I am taking the place of another player who can give Jos and the rest of the team their all. ODI cricket will surely miss you.” I have loved every minute of playing with my mates for England. We have had an incredible journey on the way,” Stokes wrote. The England shirt deserves nothing less from anyone who wears it.

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Ben Stokes has complained about the demands being placed on leading multiformat players, calling England's schedule 'unsustainable'

“I better get it sorted right now if I want to be fit for the T20 World Cup, which is the goal,” Wood said. “I just feel like there is too much cricket rammed in for people to play all three formats now,” Stokes said before the start of his final ODI. “It is a lot harder than it used to be. “It’s just been so frustrating when I have done everything I could, listened to all the experts, done what they said, just not to be able to get over that final hump is so frustrating. After that game it hit me in the face,” he told Sky and the BBC. “I look at the way Jimmy [Anderson] and [Stuart] Broady’s careers have gone when they stopped playing white-ball cricket. Hopefully when I’m 35, 36 still playing Test cricket I can look back on this decision and say I’m very happy with it.” It has an effect on you, the playing, the travel, it does add up.”

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I have loved every minute of playing with my mates for England. We have had an incredible journey on the way,” Stokes wrote in the post. The England Test captain hailed Kohli's competitive nature and said he has loved every time he has played against the former India captain. Respect,” Kohli commented on Stokes' Instagram post on Monday in which the England all-rounder said he was fortunate enough to represent England in all formats but as the new Test captain he would want to devote more time to the longest format of the game.

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It's not a nice feeling, knowing I have to look after myself, the captain is trying to look after me, the medical team and the coach as well. We had five minutes together, he said you don't owe the team anything and that I had a lot of cricket coming up. You want the best players to be playing as much as you possibly can, all the time, and it isn't just me or us. Obviously you want to play as much cricket as you possibly can but when it is making you feel tired, sore and you've got to look towards five or six months down the road for what you're doing in the here and now it is probably not the best thing. The allrounder was speaking ahead of his 105th and final ODI after taking the decision to retire from the format. "We are not cars," he stated to Test Match Special. "You can't just fill us up and we'll go out there and be ready to be fuelled up again.

The decision from Ben Stokes, one of cricket's most versatile and damaging white-ball players, to retire from the ODI format at 31 should serve as a wake-up ...

ICC events will survive, but Stokes’ retirement marks a significant moment in the history of ODI cricket. After three matches against New Zealand were postponed due to travel restrictions last season, Australia did not host any men’s ODI fixtures in a home summer for the first time in 44 years. It’s a massive loss for England and newly-appointed one-day coach Matthew Mott — Stokes has averaged 47.08 with the bat in ODI cricket since 2015. As a result, one of cricket’s most recognisable players won’t feature in the sport’s marquee tournament, despite still being in his prime. This summer, the England men’s international season is 103 days from start to finish, with matches scheduled on 50 of them. The Covid-19 pandemic has undeniably contributed to the marginalisation of one-day cricket because it’s the easiest format to squeeze out of the calendar. Mitchell Starc, Australia’s most successful white-ball bowler since Glenn McGrath, played just eight. Earlier this week, Cricket Australia announced that Test captain Pat Cummins had not been selected for the upcoming ODI fixtures against Zimbabwe and New Zealand because he was “being managed through a period of rehabilitation and physical preparation for the upcoming summer”. Former England captain Mike Atherton lamented in The Times: “Being an all-rounder in modern cricket across three formats is the most punishing role of all, in a schedule that is totally unrelenting and ridiculous.” “Not only do I feel that my body is letting me down because of the schedule and what is expected of us, but I also feel that I am taking the place of another player who can give Jos (Buttler) and the rest of the team their all.” The decision from Ben Stokes, one of cricket’s most versatile and damaging white-ball players, to retire from the ODI format at 31 should serve as a wake-up call for the sport’s administrators. Ben Stokes’ decision to step away from ODI cricket proves that the international calendar is oversaturated and driven by greed.

Ben Stokes says his ODI retirement was triggered by an "unsustainable" cricketing schedule, saying the calendar is currently too packed for players to ...

"That's what I want to do. "I asked Stuart whether he felt stopping playing white-ball cricket was a huge reason why he is still playing at 36 and has played [sic] 160 Test matches? "It is a lot harder than it used to be. Hopefully when I'm 35 or 36, still playing Test and T20 cricket, I can say I'm very happy with this decision" "The schedule at the moment is all very jam-packed. Ben Stokes, speaking to Sky Sports: "I want to play 140, 150 Test matches.