Captain to be subject of Amazon documentary

NEW England Test captain Ben Stokes is to be the subject of a documentary where he discusses the highs and lows of an eventful career so far.

The Durham star, who was announced as Joe Root’s replacement last month, will star in Prime Video’s ‘Phoenix from the Ashes’, which is created by Hollywood director Sam Mendes and will be released later in 2022.

The 30-year-old will open up on his World Cup and Headingley heroics as well as his off-the-field troubles, which include battles with mental health and the death of his father.

Stokes said the motivation behind the documentary was to show himself in a different light.

He said: “One thing I want to try and do with this is to get a side across to people that is quite tough to do in the image that we give across on TV. Certain aspects in the media you have to do in a certain way, to come across in a certain way, to please a certain amount of people whereas for this I don’t feel like I’m having to do that. I still think it’s crazy sat here that there’s a documentary being done about me. And then on top of that having Sam come and do the interviews. The whole thing is a crazy experience still for me to think about.”