Ben Stokes becoming injured at the start of the 2010 season meant that Stokes continued playing in all forms of the game for Durham. Having had a very successful debut season in first-class cricket he was given a place in the England Performance Programme and travelled to Australia during the 2010–11 Ashes. On 2 January 2015, Stokes joined the Melbourne Renegades of Australia's Big Bash League for the remainder of the season as a replacement for Jesse Ryder, who was ruled out through injury. On 13 February 2017, Stokes was appointed vice-captain of England's test team, deputising under Joe Root, who was
Michael Stokes (record producer) on Infinity Records (1979). In the early 1980s, Stokes took over as A&R at A&M Records where he signed Janet Jackson. Stokes has continued to song-write and produce, working with L.T.D "Kickin' Back"(1981), Active Force(1983), Enchantment(1983), Magic Lady(1988), Sherrick(1987), Patti LaBelle(1991), Morris Day(1992), Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, and Jesse Powell. Michael Stokes (record producer) Michael Stokes is an American record producer and songwriter, who is best known for producing Enchantment and Creative Source. Stokes first rose to prominence in the early 1970s working with Clarence Avant on his Sussex Records label, when writing for and producing acts such as Bill