Ben Stokes: Durham star joins Melbourne Renegades in Big Bash

England all-rounder Ben Stokes will play for Melbourne Renegades in the Australian Big Bash League, replacing the injured Jesse Ryder.

Stokes, 26, who plays his county cricket for Durham, is one of 10 England international players signed up for the Twenty20 competition.

New Zealand batsman Ryder has been ruled out with a back injury.

"I'm excited about coming to Melbourne for the second half of the season," Stokes told his new team's website.

Hopefully Stokes can find some form as he was pretty dreadful in the recent ODI series against Sri Lanka and not that much better this summer. It is a shame as he has really taken a step back since the tour of Australia.