Chris Jordan

The years that followed were disrupted by repeated injuries, and a back problem kept him out for the whole of 2010. He came back in 2011 with a modest haul of 11 wickets, then took 13 during a brief spell with Barbados that winter. A dip in form back at Surrey in 2012 led to his release when that season ended, after which he returned to Barbados and excelled, collecting 16 wickets at 15.18.

A move to Sussex in 2013 changed his fortunes. Jordan marked his first appearance, against Yorkshire, with figures of 6 for 48 and finished among the leading wicket-takers in the County Championship. That August he was called up by England Lions for a one-day series against Bangladesh 'A', and he was then picked in the senior squad for matches against Ireland and Australia. On his ODI debut, against Australia in Southampton, he claimed three wickets, which secured him a limited-overs place for the tour of Australia and the West Indies in early 2014. In the third T20I against West Indies he struck four sixes in a 26-run final over off Dwayne Bravo to lift England to a competitive score, then took three wickets as England earned a consolation victory.

His ODI career has been uneven. A home series against Sri Lanka brought him 12 wickets in five matches and led to his maiden Test cap against the same side. He also featured in three Tests against India, growing stronger as that series went on, but managed just one appearance in the five-match ODI series that followed and was inconsistent in Sri Lanka. The re-emergence of Chris Woakes pushed him further back in the queue.

Jordan was named in England's squad for the 2015 Cricket World Cup but saw little action in a campaign that went badly for the side. He nonetheless remained a fixture in England's white-ball teams, becoming known as a dependable death bowler thanks to a sharp yorker and a range of disguised slower balls. On the back of a successful 2016 T20 World Cup, he landed a lucrative IPL deal with Royal Challengers Bangalore that year. Left out of the 2019 Cricket World Cup squad, he came to be seen increasingly as a T20 specialist, and he was part of England's squads for the 2021 T20 World Cup and the 2022 edition, which England won. A globetrotting franchise player, he has appeared in the IPL, PSL, BPL, BBL, Super Smash and The Hundred.