'I've decided now is the right time to officially stand down from international one-day cricket and put all my focus and attention on my Test career,' the 33-year-old wrote in his Metro newspaper column.

"I've a huge amount still to give in the Test arena and still have so many ambitions left to achieve, both from a personal and a team perspective,' added Bell, who finished with 5,416 runs in 161 ODIs.

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The batsman also insisted that he still has the hunger and desire to play Test cricket.

Bell, the England's leading ODI run-scorer, has not been involved in the national squad since the World Cup.

Bell, who is also a five-time Ashes winner, has scored 7,569 runs, including 22 hundreds, at an average of 43 in 115 Test matches.