Stuart Broad has urged the England Cricket Board to be clear about the role they have for Ben Stokes and to avoid making any desperate decisions regarding the ODI captaincy. England has yet to appoint a new ODI captain following Jos Buttler’s resignation after the ICC Champions Trophy. The former England pacer believes that selecting Ben Stokes for the role would be an act of desperation, given his ongoing fitness concerns. Broad also pointed out that Stokes’s body might not be able to handle the demands of ODI cricket. Also Read: Sam Billings wants to be next England white-ball captain Speaking to Daily Mail, Broad also highlighted the scheduling challenges that Stokes faces. "Going for Stokes would be a move of desperation. I would be loss for words if England appointed him. Firstly, there is the schedule. He's not going to the Indian Premier League to try to prioritise the Test match team and get his physicality right for the big events on the horizon," he said. Stokes is currently recovering from hamstring issues, his second such injury in six months. Broad pointed out that making Stokes captain could further strain his already struggling knee. "How many overs has Stokes bowled successfully in the last three years while battling his knee injuries? Not many. And you're going to add another eight to 10 overs in a 50-over format onto his workload? The mathematics of that make no sense," he said. 'ODI is more tiring than Test Cricket' Broad further stressed that ODI cricket is more physically demanding than Test matches. "As someone who played 121 one-day internationals, I can honestly say I found the 50-over format more tiring than Test match cricket. Why? Because it's such high intensity. You bowl 10 overs in three and a half hours, during which you are running from fielding positions, sprinting after balls all the time, non-stop," he said. He acknowledged that while Stokes is England’s best captain, he may not be the right choice to lead the ODI side. "Ben Stokes is the best captain we've got, but it doesn't mean he's the right person to do the 50-over job. Let’s face it, we’re not scheduling things to help the one-day team," he added. Stokes has previously captained England in 32 Test matches and three ODIs. His ODI captaincy stint came in 2021 during a home series against Pakistan, where England fielded a second-string squad due to COVID-19, featuring as many as nine debutants.