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Ben Stokes’ retirement from ODI cricket reinforces three things we already knew: first, he is utterly motivated by Test cricket; second, men's ODI cricket is dying before our eyes; third, that England’s schedule makes it almost impossible to represent the national team across all formats.

England all-rounder announced that he will be playing his last One-Day International match on Tuesday, which will be against South Africa. Read more on Dynamite News

Once he was handed the England Test captaincy, Ben Stokes was always likely to manage his workload by giving up one form of the game - and the 50-over format was a logical choice

The England all-rounder will play his final match at his home ground of Chester-le-Street against South Africa on Tuesday

Stokes says the workload is unmanageable.

Ben Stokes, who dragged England to their first men’s 50-over World Cup triumph three years ago, will retire from One-Day International cricket after tomorrow’s match against South Africa on his home ground, the Riverside.

Ben Stokes announced the news on social media on Monday afternoon, and he will step down from one-day action following Tuesday's ODI against South Africa

England have suffered back-to-back series defeats against India, with new white-ball captain Jos Buttler admitting he needs to "try and walk before I can run" after replacing Eoin Morgan as skipper

England have suffered Twenty20 and one-day series defeats by India

Jos Buttler admitted England’s congested schedule is “a challenge” in his first few weeks as white-ball captain, and the rush of fixtures continues, with South Africa’s tour beginning with an ODI in Durham tomorrow.

England will hand Matt Potts an ODI debut and recall Adil Rashid at the earliest opportunity in the South Africa series