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
Anthony Stokes in a home 3–1 win over Kazakhstan. Stokes won a further two caps during November 2013 in friendly internationals against Latvia and Poland. He won his final cap for Ireland in November 2014, playing in a 4–1 win over the USA in Dublin. On 8 June 2013, Stokes attacked and head-butted car park attendant and part-time Elvis Presley impersonator Anthony Bradley, in Buck Whaleys nightclub in Dublin. Stokes subsequently agreed to pay Bradley €30,000 for breaking his nose and two of his teeth, in what was later described in court as a "nasty, cowardly attack". Bradley subsequently sued Stokes in