ECB releases central contract list for 2026-27

At least seven England players have got central contract for the first time, while six players have got England development deal for the first time

ECB releases central contract list for 2026-27: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Monday has released the central contract list of 30 players. Apart from this, the England development contract list has also been released, which includes 9 players.

There are 7 players, including Tom Banton, who have been selected in the list for the first time. The selected 39 players will work for the development of young players.

At least seven England players have got central contract for the first time, while six players have got England development deal for the first time. It covers both red-ball and white-ball. While selecting this list, the performance of the previous year as well as the possibility of the players to play in different formats in the coming time is also taken into consideration.

Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Sonny Baker, Jacob Bethel, Jordan Cox, Henry Crocombe, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Josh Tongue, Rehan Ahmed, Tom Banton, Shoaib Bashir, Jos Butler, Braydon Carrs, Sam Cooke, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Emilio Gay, Matthew Fisher, Dan Lawrence, Saqib Mahmood, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Adil Rashid, Ollie Robinson, Phil Salt, Jamie Smith.

A total of 11 players have got a 2-year central contract. It means their contracts will run until September 30, 2028. The list includes Root, Brook, Archer, Atkinson, Baker, Bethel, Cox, Crocombe, Curran, Jacks and Josh Tongue.

These 7 players got the contract for the first time

Tom Banton, Sam Cooke, Jordan Cox, Henry Crocombe, Emilio Gay, Matthew Fisher, Dan Lawrence.

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England Development Contract Players (Men)

James Coles, Mason Crane, Josh Hull, Eddie Jack, Ben McKinney, Liam Patterson-White, Thomas Reeve, Matthew Revis and Mitch Stanley. 18-year-old Rev is the youngest player on this list. He was the captain of the ‘Young Lions’ team in the final of the ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup held this year.