The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed the new list of central contracts and coaching structure for England Men's international cricket. This list includes 30 players with central contracts and also 9 players with development contracts for the 2026/27 season. This is an increase from the contract list for the 2025/26 season, which included 30 players.
New Players and Important Returns
Among the players who have secured central contracts for the first time are Tom Banton, Sam Cook, Jordan Cox, Henry Crocombe, Emilio Gay, Matt Fisher, and Dan Lawrence. Additionally, Ollie Robinson returns to this list after having central contracts in 2022 and 2023. Fisher previously had a development contract with England in 2023 and a fast bowling contract in 2022.
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Two-Year Contracts and Extensions
Sonny Baker has been upgraded to a two-year contract, and Jordan Cox and Henry Crocombe have also secured two-year central contracts for the first time. In total, 11 players now have two-year contracts. Thomas Ray, who led the youth team to the ICC Under-19 World Cup final earlier this year, is the youngest player on this list at just 18 years old.
Meanwhile, 9 players who had contracts last year have extended their contracts, which will run until September 2028. These players include Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Sonny Baker, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Joe Root, and Josh Tongue.
The two-year contracts include: Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Sonny Baker, Jacob Bethell, Jordan Cox, Henry Crocombe, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Joe Root, and Josh Tongue (until September 30, 2028). The one-year contracts include: Rehan Ahmed, Tom Banton, Shoaib Bashir, Jos Buttler, Brydon Carse, Sam Cook, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Matt Fisher, Emilio Gay, Dan Lawrence, Saqib Mahmood, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Matt Potts, Adil Rashid, Ollie Robinson, Phil Salt, and Jamie Smith (until September 30, 2027).
Players who are no longer under contract include: Zak Crawley, Tom Latham (development), Ben Stokes (retired), Luke Wood, and Mark Wood (retired).
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