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England increase central contracts to record 39

Global Published 12 October 2026, 20:52 · archived 12 Oct 2026

England have expanded their number of centrally contracted players to a record 39, including 30 full contracts, the ECB said on Monday. Former captain Ben Stokes and fast bowler Mark Wood retired from internationals last year, and opener Zak Crawley and left-arm seamer Luke Wood did not get renewed contracts. Uncapped seamer Henry Crocombe was awarded a two-year deal as one of seven players added to England’s full-contract list for the first time. Jordan Cox also received a two-year deal, and Tom Banton, Sam Cook, Emilio Gay, Matthew Fisher, and Dan Lawrence earned one-year contracts. Seam bow...

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