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Ben Stokes has announced his retirement from ODIs at the age of just 31, with the England all-rounder calling the schedule "unsustainable"

Stokes played his last ODI on Tuesday citing concerns over an ‘unsustainable’ schedule across three formats.

South Africa beat England by 62 runs in Durham to deny Ben Stokes victory in his final one-day international match

The tourists were convincing winners in the heat at Chester-le-Street,

There was no fairytale ending for Ben Stokes on his final ODI appearance and nor was it to be for his England team.

Stokes’ retirement from one-day internationals has prompted scrutiny of cricketers’ workloads

Ben Stokes’ ODI career ended quietly with bat and ball as England were well beaten by an impressive South Africa in Durham

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