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Matthew Cooper

ICC chiefs hit back at schedule concerns after Ben Stokes' ODI retirement

The International Cricket Council have played down concerns over the busy cricket schedule, with chairman Greg Barclay insisting it has not yet reached a "tipping point".

Barclay and chief executive Geoff Allardice addressed the issue after England star Ben Stokes announced his retirement from ODI cricket, labelling the current schedule "unsustainable".

His decision has prompted much criticism of the schedule, with Jos Buttler stating Stokes' retirement should be a "wake-up call" to the game's authorities and Australia 's Usman Khawaja warning that ODI cricket is "dying a slow death".

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