He joined Durham in 2005 and played two seasons in the second eleven, before making his first team debut in 2007.

[4] In 2021, Stoneman signed for Yorkshire on loan to play 5 games in the Vitality Blast.

[1] Stoneman played for England in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka.

In August 2017, he was named in England's Test squad for their series against the West Indies, to replace Keaton Jennings as opening partner to Alastair Cook.

He kept his place in the team for the 2017-18 Ashes Series and made his Ashes debut in the opening Test match in Brisbane on 23 November 2017, partnering Cook and made 53 in the first innings before being dismissed by Pat Cummins.