England have awarded central contracts to fast bowler Jofra Archer and Test opener Rory Burns for the first time.
Sussex’s Archer is handed a contract in both Test and limited-overs cricket, while Surrey’s Burns earns a Test deal.
Also joining the list of contracts for the 2019 – 20 season is Kent batsman Joe Denly, who has a
However, bowler Liam Plunkett, who played in the World Cup-winning team, loses his limited-overs contract, as do David Willey and Alex Hales .
Spinners Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid, who had been contracted in all formats of the game, are now only on white-ball deals, while Somerset spinner Jack Leach has been awarded an incremental contract for 2019 – 20.
Burns, Denly and Leach have also been retrospectively given incremental contracts for 2018 19 in recognition of their performances
Eoin Morgan, who hassaid he wants to carry on as limited-overs skipper if his troublesome back allows,retains his white-ball contract for the next 12 months, suggesting he will remain in his post.
All- rounder Willey and batsman Hales were both left out of the World Cup squad, with Haleshaving been suspendedin April for an “off-field incident”. The Guardian reported he had failed a recreational drugs test.
Hales has not played for England since the suspension, though he has appeared for his county Nottinghamshire and in the Caribbean Premier League .
In all, 10 Test contracts and 12 white-ball contracts have been awarded, with Barbados-born Archer rewarded for a breakthrough debut international season in which he finished as England’s leading wicket-taker as they won the World Cup in July. Left-hander Burns was their second highest Ashes scorer behind star all-rounder Ben Stokes.
How do the central
Players contracted for Tests or in all formats have their salaries paid in full by the England and Wales Cricket Board (***B).
Those on white-ball contracts currently receive a supplement on top of their county salary – but from 1 February 2020, will be paid in full by the ECB.
All players receive a ranking based on on-field performance as well as other factors including “off-field contribution, fielding and fitness” – with those rankings correlating with the level of financial remuneration.
ECB contracts for 2019 – 20 (for 12 months, begin 1 October 2019)
(Test and ODI / T) contracts:Jofra Archer (Sussex), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Ben Stokes (Durham), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire).
Test contracts:James Anderson (Lancashire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Rory Burns ( Surrey), Sam Curran (Surrey),
(ODI / T) contracts:Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Joe Denly (Kent), Eoin Morgan (Middlesex), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Mark Wood (Durham) .
Incremental contracts:Tom Curran (Surrey), Jack Leach (Somerset).
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