Australian pacer Mitchell Starc reckons the game's hectic schedule will eventually force him to retire from limited overs formats to extend his red-ball career as Test cricket is "always first".
The 32-year-old is one of six all-format players in the Australian side.
"Tests (are) always first… far above white-ball," said Starc , whose 4/47 steered Australia to an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ODI series against England on Saturday.
Starc is expected to be a vital cog in the team's 2023 World Cup plans. He has also indicated a desire to play in the 2024 T20 World Cup, to be held in the West Indies and the USA.
"I'll decide on the rest as I go and where my body's at and how I feel about it.
"I'd love to, selection and form pending, continue playing Test cricket as long as I can." he added.
The left-armer feels the packed schedule these days makes it "impossible" for players to play all three formats.
"It's certainly impossible at the moment to play every game as a three-format player. Not the way it's scheduled these days."
To maintain his workload, Starc has skipped the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) since 2015.