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Stokes retires from ODI cricket
- Thread starter TheRey
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Kinell. Hopefully a great send off for him tomorrow at his home ground. Possibly the best ODI cricketer we’ve had for what he’s done
What a shocker
mackembhoy
Striker
He's not even good at T20I's what's he done that for man.
Stokes Finished new thread 
Seems quite knee jerk tbh. A bad series against India and he’s come under a bit of criticism. But it’s his decision and he’s test captain. Tests are of course the priority
Can't give 100% to this format, injured, not fit enough or mental health?
dixonsafc
Striker
Thought this would happen when he became test captain. Tbf, I thought it'd be T20's as well.
The schedule for players in all 3 formats for England is ridiculous. Plus with his time out last year and now taking on the test captaincy, you can't knock it if he feels this is the right call for him.
The schedule for players in all 3 formats for England is ridiculous. Plus with his time out last year and now taking on the test captaincy, you can't knock it if he feels this is the right call for him.
TravellingMackem
Winger
Probably a fair decision on reflection. Especially for an all rounder, it’s nigh on impossible to function for all formats. As test captain he can’t retire from that, and T20 is easier on the body than ODIs
Tom Curran
Don’t mate, it’s too hot for this.
Said in the match thread , that I felt Ben should not play in the odis and rest to the saffers test matches
im shocked he’s gone to this extent though, however I also posted that World Cup winners were not performing and that it can be difficult to get into a mind set to climb the mountain again
im not happy but I will still say thanks Ben, you will always be a legend to me and that final is engrained in my mind forever
im shocked he’s gone to this extent though, however I also posted that World Cup winners were not performing and that it can be difficult to get into a mind set to climb the mountain again
im not happy but I will still say thanks Ben, you will always be a legend to me and that final is engrained in my mind forever
GordonMuchallNo1Fan
Striker
Not a shock. He's 31 now, has had mental health issues, very much a family man and the scheduling is becoming silly. Can imagine injuries are giving him grief also. Good luck to him, he's bowing out as a world champion.
Interesting.
Wasn’t Pietersen told that he couldn’t drop ODIs? Ie if he couldn’t play then he’d have to drop white ball altogether?
Stokes isn’t in our best T20 side either.
Wasn’t Pietersen told that he couldn’t drop ODIs? Ie if he couldn’t play then he’d have to drop white ball altogether?
Stokes isn’t in our best T20 side either.
Agreed about the t20, I’ve never really felt Ben had cracked that in domestic, never mind international level
strangely last night I had a read through the World Cup thread in the Gold section. There’s a cracking vid right at the end, showing a crowd view of the super over
No, he’s bowing out specifically after tomorrow
Voice of fair play
Striker
2019 in the space of two months provided two of the best games ever seen.
And at the forefront of it all was Ben Stokes.
Everything a sportsman should be a hell of a competitor!!
And at the forefront of it all was Ben Stokes.
Everything a sportsman should be a hell of a competitor!!
