For men’s international cricket, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has released the most recent list of Central Contracts.
Thirteen players have been granted England Men’s Central Contracts, which include four England Development Contracts, twelve England Annual Central Contracts, and fourteen England Two-Year Central Contracts.
England Central Contracts have been given to Luke Wood, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Saqib Mahmood, and Sonny Baker for the first time. Along with Josh Hull, Mitchell Stanley, Eddie Jack, and Tom Lawes have all signed England Development Contracts for the first time.
The Central Contract method, which accounts for both red-ball and white-ball cricket, considers players’ chances of playing for England in all forms over the next 12 months in addition to their past year’s results.
“This year’s central contract group showcases the breadth and depth of England Men’s cricket talent.” In order to properly manage their workloads and provide them with the stability they require to perform across forms, we have given our multi-format players two-year contracts, according to Rob Key, Managing Director of England Men’s Cricket, who was cited by the ECB.
To guarantee that England continues to be their top focus and to help us plan efficiently around the expanding franchise schedule, we have also signed a number of white-ball players to extended contracts. He continued, “This structure enables us to maintain strong squads across all formats while providing our players with the proper support.”
Two-Year Central Contracts for England (30 September 2027)
Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler, Brydon Carse, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Ben Stokes, Josh Tongue, Jofra Archer, and Gus Atkinson
One-Year Central Contracts for England (30 September 2026)
Rehan Ahmed, Jamie Overton*, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Phil Salt, Mark Wood, Luke Wood*, Liam Dawson*, Liam Baker*, Sonny Baker*, Shoaib Bashir, Zak Crawley, and Saqib Mahmood*
Development Contracts for England
Mitchell Stanley, Tom Lawes, Josh Hull, and Eddie Jack
*Indicates a freshly contracted player for 2025–2026.
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