ECB announces England's Central Contract list for 2025–26, five fresh faces included

30 England players are part of the ECB’s central contract list for 2025-26.

England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced the updated England Cricket Team’s central contracts list for the 2025-26 season. A total of 30 England players have been picked in the list, including five fresh faces.

Sonny Baker, Liam Dawson, Saqib Mahmood, Jamie Overton and Luke Wood have been awarded central contracts for the first time. Moreover, Eddie Jack, Tom Lawes and Mitchell Stanley have been awarded England Development Contracts for the first time, joining Josh Hull in the list.

Out of 30 players, 14 players have been handed two-year contracts, while 12 players have been allotted one-year terms. The contract covers both test and white-ball formats and considers the players who would represent England across formats during the next period. It also recognises the performances of players over the last year.

Below are the names of England players part of ECB’s central contracts list for 2025-26

England’s Two-Year Central Contracts (Till 30th September 2027): Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler, Brydon Carse, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Ben Stokes, Josh Tongue.

England’s One-Year Central Contracts (Till 30th September 2026): Rehan Ahmed, Sonny Baker, Shoaib Bashir, Zak Crawley, Liam Dawson, Saqib Mahmood, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Phil Salt, Mark Wood, Luke Wood.

England Development Contracts: Josh Hull, Eddie Jack, Tom Lawes, Mitchell Stanley.

We have awarded two-year deals to our multi-format players: Rob Key

Rob Key, Managing Director of England Men’s Cricket, said that ECB has awarded two-year deals to multi-format players to manage their workload.

“This year’s central contract group reflects the depth and strength of talent we have across England Men’s cricket. We have awarded two-year deals to our multi-format players, so we can manage their workloads responsibly and give them the stability they need to perform across format,” Key said in ECB’s official statement.

“We have also secured a number of white-ball players on longer agreements to help us plan effectively around the growing franchise calendar and ensure England remains their priority. This structure allows us to support our players properly while maintaining strong squads across all formats as much as possible,” he added.

Meanwhile, England Cricket Team recently concluded their New Zealand tour, which witnessed three ODIs and three T20Is. The visitors won the three-match T20I series 1-0, out of which, two games were washed out due to rain. The Blackcaps bagged a 3-0 clean sweep in the ODI series. England are now gearing up for The Ashes 2025-26, which will commence on November 21 at Perth Cricket Stadium, Perth.

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