Born to Welsh parents in Papua New Guinea, Jones was the first-choice wicketkeeper for the England cricket team between 2004 and 2006.

[5][6] After losing his place in the Kent side to Sam Billings at the start of the 2014 season, Jones joined Gloucestershire on loan.

He was released by Kent at the end of the season,[7] and signed a two-year deal with Gloucestershire in October 2014, but retired after only a year with the club.

[10] He toured South Africa in 2004/05 In 2005 he took the final catch of the 2005 Ashes Test at Edgbaston, ensuring an England victory by two runs.

A succession of dropped catches and missed stumpings during his England career had caused many commentators to question whether his value to the team as a batsman was sufficient for him to hold his place against competition from more accomplished wicket-keepers such as Read and James Foster.

Until mid-2006 the England selectors maintained faith in Jones[11] believing that he offset his mistakes with several well-timed performances with the bat.

In early January 2014 he played in the 2014 WCQ held in NZ, top-scoring with 88 runs against Hong Kong, his highest score for PNG.