The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has unveiled the central contract list for England men’s players for the 2026/27 season. The retirements of Ben Stokes and Mark Wood have paved the way for England to hand out 39 contracts.
In the latest list, there are 30 players on central contracts and nine on England Development Contracts, with a few new faces also joining the central contract system. A total of six players have also secured development agreements with the national team for the first time.
James Coles, Mason Crane, Ben McKinney, Liam Patterson-White, Thomas Rew and Matthew Revis are among the six players to bag their maiden England development contracts. And in a massive development, England’s uncapped seamer Henry Crocombe has been awarded an unprecedented two-year deal.
England men's central contracts (2026-27):
Two-year contracts: Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Sonny Baker, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Henry Crocombe, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Joe Root, Josh Tongue (running until September 30, 2028)
One-year contracts: Rehan Ahmed, Tom Banton, Shoaib Bashir, Jos Buttler, Brydon Carse, Sam Cook, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Matthew Fisher, Emilio Gay, Dan Lawrence, Saqib Mahmood, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Adil Rashid, Ollie Robinson, Phil Salt, Jamie Smith (Running until September 30, 2027)
Development contracts: James Coles, Mason Crane, Josh Hull, Eddie Jack, Ben McKinney, Liam Patterson-White, Thomas Rew, Matthew Revis, Mitchell Stanley (running until September 30, 2027)
No longer contracted: Zak Crawley, Tom Lawes (development), Ben Stokes (retired), Luke Wood, Mark Wood (retired)