England captain is 'keeping his options open,' according to one source, as likes of Joe Root and Harry Brook sign £3m three-year deals
England captain is ‘keeping his options open,’ according to one source, as likes of Joe Root and Harry Brook sign £3m three-year deals
For the first time since the introduction of central contracts in 2000, the England & Wales Cricket Board has offered deals of up to three years in an attempt to stave off the threat ofThe players initially rejected the multi-year contract offers over concerns about their availability for T20 leagues, with the whole process delayed by around a month.
However, the fact he is now only contracted to England until October next year raises questions of whether he will still be in the job by the timeStokes signed a £1.6m Indian Premier League deal with Chennai last year and his financial security means he doesn’t need to commit to England for more than a year.
In cricket’s changing landscape, the ECB have decided to get ahead of the game and tie down their best players to multi-year deals. Cricket Australia are also doing the same.
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