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Mark Taylor says 'something has to give' after a surprising and sudden retirement decision from Ben Stokes. cricket ENGvSA

But they'll defend the trophy in India next year without the inspirational all-rounder, who was recently appointed to the Test captaincy."You can't just fill us up and we'll go out there and be ready to be fuelled up again. We had a Test series and then the one-day team had a series going on at the same time - that was a bit silly.

"Players like Ben Stokes are in high-demand, and given they're very well paid by the T20 competitions, eventually something has to give."The unfortunate reality is it's usually one form of international cricket that has to give." "Players have the potential to have four or five employers at any one time, and you'd think the market for freelance players is only going to get greater."Ben Stokes acknowledges the applause as he leaves the field after being dismissed in his final ODI innings.

"Everyone would gravitate to the bigger nations like the IPL and the BBL, and the smaller countries would miss out."in August and September, matches that will pass almost unnoticed as both the AFL and NRL seasons reach a climax."But the flipside to that is the size of the 50-over World Cup, which is still one of the world's biggest sporting events.

"Do you play less one-dayers, and does that risk the future of the World Cup, which could then be diminished or die altogether. I don't know how you solve the problem."will sit out the matches in Townsville and Cairns, with Cricket Australia confirming he's "being managed through a period of rehabilitation and physical preparation for the upcoming summer."Taylor agreed that the precautions are sensible, but noted the difficulty faced by those in charge.

"I've seen it on a personal level, when I was on the CA board if the selectors rested someone like Adam Gilchrist from an ODI there was a hue and cry about leaving out one of your best players.

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