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Former Australian cricketer Ryan Campbell is in a stable condition in a English hospital a week after his heart attack, and is expected to make a full recovery.

Doctors are hopeful Ryan Campbell will make a full recovery from his heart attack after listing the former Australian cricketer's condition as stable.

The 50-year-old's family confirmed on Sunday that the former wicketkeeper had successfully discontinued sedation, almost a week after collapsing at a playground in England.

"The family is thrilled to announce that this afternoon the incredible staff at the Royal Stoke University Hospital successfully discontinued Ryan's sedation," Campbell's family said in a statement on Sunday.

"He has reacted very well and is now in a stable condition.

"Whilst still very weak he is talking and responsive. Doctors hope that with continued progress he should make a full recovery."

Campbell played two ODIs for Australia in 2002.

A swashbuckling batter, he remains famous for introducing the ramp to international cricket against Sri Lanka in an Australia A match in 2002.

In any other era he would have likely played more internationals, but he played in Australia's golden era during the late 1990s and early 2000s.

He scored 6009 runs at an average of 36.31 in 98 first-class games for Western Australia between 1994 and 2006.

He later made a shock return to international cricket when he played for Hong Kong during the 2016 Twenty20 World Cup at the age of 44, and has coached Netherlands since April 2017.