THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF ENGLAND’S NEWEST CAPTAIN

2009 Stokes makes his first splash, scoring a ton against India in the U-19 World Cup before hitting his maiden first-class fifty on debut for Durham.

2013 Sent home (with Matt Coles) from the England Lions tour of Australia after two breaches of discipline.

2016 Asked to defend 19 in the last over of the 2016 T20 World Cup final, Stokes fluffed his lengths as Carlos Brathwaite smoked him for four successive sixes to guide Windies to a win.

Notched up the quickest 250 (off 196 balls) in Tests after scoring the second-fastest double ton (163 balls) against South Africa. Also set a sixth-wicket Test record of 399 runs with Jonny Bairstow.

2017 Arrested in Sept for being embroiled in a brawl outside a Bristol pub while celebrating an ODI win. A criminal trial at Bristol Crown Court saw him cleared of the charge as Stokes told the jury he had stepped in to defend two gay men who were being verbally abused. Stokes was stripped of Test vice-captaincy and stood down from that Ashes in Australia.

2019 Was player of the final in the 2019 World Cup after scoring 84* as England beat NZ by the barest of margins to lift their maiden trophy.

Needing a win to level the Ashes at Headingley, England required 73 (in pursuit of a record 359) when Stokes was joined by last man Jack Leach. Stokes launched a stunning assault to score 135* as England got their highest fourth-innings chase with a one-wicket win.

2020 Crossed 4,000 runs, only the seventh Test player to reach that figure and take 100 wickets, achieving the milestone in fewer Tests than Botham.

Named Wisden's 'Leading Cricketer in the World' for 2019 and 2020.

2021 Took a break in 2021 to focus on his mental health while also recovering from a second operation on a broken finger.