He made his debut in the 2nd Test and took the wickets of Michael Clarke and Peter Siddle before contributing 1 run in England's first innings. He played in two youth Tests against Bangladesh U19 during 2009, in which he made a half-century and took a few wickets.

Stokes was charged on 15 January 2018 with affray along with the two other men, and appeared before Bristol Magistrates' Court on 13 February 2018. The Stokes journey has been more eventful than most, from growing up as a rebellious and adventurous youngster in New Zealand, to forging a path as one of cricket's most exciting talents with his adopted country.Although England lost the final ODI to lose the series 3–2, Stokes was one of England's better performers, scoring 42 of their 138 runs. Written' for the potential income I think which Ben may need given the current state of the 2023 Ashes series. It would have been the same with On Fire had it not been the case that, three years ago, I did pick up Ben Stokes’ early autobiography, Firestarter, and for the reasons set out in my review of that one had a pleasant surprise. It is particularly good on the astonishing world cup final on 14 July 2019 and on his incredible innings at the Headingly test match on 22-26 August 2019. Some of the most tedious cricket books that I have picked up are those concerning a season’s international cricket, to which one or more of the participants have lent their name.

On top of that, he's clearly loyal to all his team mates and quite rightly isn't going to talk about anything not already in the public domain. A dedicated father of two, Stokes has been with his girlfriend, Clare, since he was 19 and freely admits to tears at the birth of his son, Layton. Cue one of the most amazing innings ever witnessed as Ben Stokes thrashed the Australian bowlers to all corners of the ground, in the process scoring 135 not out, driving England to a barely-believable one-wicket victory, and keeping the series very much alive. About the Author: About the Author: Born in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1991, Ben Stokes moved to Cumbria with his family at the age of 11.Since I witnessed both these moments live, I was naturally curious to know more about what his thought process was before and after the event.