England have appointed all-rounder Ben Stokes as their new Test captain.
The 30-year-old takes over from Joe Root, who stepped down from the role earlier this month.
Here, the PA news agency takes a look at Stokes’ career so far in pictures.
Stokes made his Durham debut in a one-day game against Surrey in 2009 (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Celebrating scoring a maiden Test century at Perth in 2013 (Anthony Devlin/PA)
Stokes celebrates in front of the Oval crowd after taking an astonishing catch to dismiss South Africa’s Andile Phehlukwayo at the group stages of the 2019 World Cup (Nigel French/PA)
ECB chair Colin Graves congratulates Ben Stokes after England beat New Zealand in the 2019 World Cup final (Nick Potts/PA)
Stokes and tailender Jack Leach put on a partnership of 76 to defy the odds and win the third Ashes Test at Headingley in 2019 (Tim Goode/PA)
Trying to bowl with a different type of ball at the fourth Ashes Test in 2019 (Martin Rickett/PA)
Stokes captained England against the West Indies in 2020 (Mike Hewitt/NMC Pool/PA)
Stokes captained England’s ODI team against Pakistan in 2021 (Nigel French/PA)
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