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Factfile for Chris Jordan following his selection for the England Test squad to face Sri Lanka

Chris Jordan has received a Test call-up for the England squad to face Sri Lanka. One of three uncapped players to be selected, here Sky Sports charts Jordan's rise to prominence.

1988: Born October 4, Barbados.

2007: After gaining a sporting scholarship to complete his education at Dulwich College in England, makes first-team debut for Surrey against Middlesex.

2010: Misses the 2010 County championship with a back problem.

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2011: Returns to play for Barbados.

2012: June - Released by Surrey after a poor season with the ball, bringing to an end six years with the county.

2013: April - Moves to Sussex and claims six wickets for 48 runs on debut versus Yorkshire.

September - After choosing to play for England ahead of West Indies, Jordan makes his one-day international debut against Australia.

2014: January - Tours West Indies with England and flourishes with a few mighty blows in a T20 match on the island of his birth.

May - Claims his first ODI five-wicket haul as England bowl out Sri Lanka for 67 at Old Trafford.

June - Named in England squad for first Test against Sri Lanka at Lord's.

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