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
Ben Stokes further part in the series. Stokes returned from injury in the second Test against Pakistan, scoring 34 in the first innings to help England reach 589/8 declared, although he injured himself bowling in Pakistan’s second innings and was ruled out for the rest of the series. England won the only match Stokes played in and drew the series 2–2. He returned for the ODI series, scoring 15 in the first match and 42 in the second as England won the opening two games of the series. He took figures of 1–14 in the third ODI as England won by 169