England Test captain Ben Stokes agrees a new two-year central contract.
Last year, the Test captain turned down a three-year deal when the England and Wales Cricket Board offered multi-year contracts for the first time. Stokes signed on for just 12 months.
The memorandum of understanding dictates the terms of contracts and is linked to the cycle of TV broadcast deals. A new broadcast cycle begins in 2025 and central contracts have been improved as a result.Of the other seven players to sign one-year deals last year, James Anderson, Moeen Ali and Dawid Malan have all retired from international cricket, and Ben Foakes and Ollie Robinson have been dropped. Only Jack Leach and Reece Topley appear to be candidates for new contracts.
England won 3-0 in Pakistan two years ago, but are without the three pace bowlers who played on that tour. Aside from Anderson and Robinson, Mark Wood is injured.
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