Test skipper Stokes last year turned down a three-year deal and signed for only 12 months but is now committed beyond next winter’s Ashes.
Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler, England’s Test and limited-overs captains respectively, have each signed new two-year central contracts.
Buttler has been at the Royals since 2018 and was the IPL’s MVP two years ago so a new multi-year deal with England, which were introduced to ward off interest from franchise leagues, may sugar the pill. Off-spinner Shoaib Bashir, wicketkeeper-batter Phil Salt, fast bowler Olly Stone and all-rounder Will Jacks have received England central contracts for the first time, with each signing on for one year.Fast bowler Gus Atkinson has seen his terms upgraded until 2026 while Harry Brook, Joe Root and Mark Wood still have two years left to run on their existing deals.
Ollie Robinson has also not been considered despite an exemplary Test bowling average of 22.92, with the seamer unused amid concerns about his fitness following a forgettable display last winter in India. “The strength and depth of talent across England men’s red- and white-ball cricket is clear in the quality of players who are centrally contracted,” said England’s managing director of cricket Rob Key.
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