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New England Test captain Ben Stokes’ career in pictures

The Durham all-rounder has replaced Joe Root as England captain.

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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.

Cricket – Durham County Cricket Club – Photocall – Riverside Ground
Stokes made his Durham debut in a one-day game against Surrey in 2009 (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Cricket – The Ashes 2013-14 – Third Test – Day Five – Australia v England – WACA
Celebrating scoring a maiden Test century at Perth in 2013 (Anthony Devlin/PA)
England v South Africa – ICC Cricket World Cup – Group Stage – The Oval
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)
New Zealand v England – ICC World Cup – Final – Lord’s
ECB chair Colin Graves congratulates Ben Stokes after England beat New Zealand in the 2019 World Cup final (Nick Potts/PA)
England v Australia – Third Test – Day Four – 2019 Ashes Series – Headingley
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)
England v Australia – Fourth Test – Day Two – 2019 Ashes Series – Emirates Old Trafford
Trying to bowl with a different type of ball at the fourth Ashes Test in 2019 (Martin Rickett/PA)
England v West Indies – Test Series – Day One – Ageas Bowl
Stokes captained England against the West Indies in 2020 (Mike Hewitt/NMC Pool/PA)
England v Pakistan – Second ODI – Lord’s
Stokes captained England’s ODI team against Pakistan in 2021 (Nigel French/PA)
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