The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced the updated Central Contract list for England Men's international cricket.
A total of 29 players have England Men Central Contracts - seven England Two-Year Central Contracts, 19 England Annual Central Contracts, and three England Development Contracts.
England Men Centrally Contracted Players 2024/2025
England Two-Year C
The England Men's selection panel has named a 16-player squad for the three-match Test tour of New Zealand, scheduled for November and December.
England Men's Test Squad:
Ben Stokes (Durham) Captain
Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire)
Gus Atkinson (Surrey)
Shoaib Bashir (Somerset)
Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire)
Harry Brook (Yorkshire)
Brydon Carse (Durham)
Jordan Cox (Essex)
An 18-player squad has been selected for an England Men U19s training camp in South Africa.
The squad will train in Stellenbosch from 25 November to 16 December as preparation for the upcoming series against South Africa Men U19s in January and February 2025.
England Men U19s training squad:
Tazeem Ali (Warwickshire)
Ben Dawkins (Kent)
Jaydn Denly (Kent)
Rocky Flintoff (Lan
The ECB has today launched its updated Inspiring Generations strategy for cricket in England and Wales, setting out its vision for the game for the next four years. Alongside this, action plans specific to five areas of work have been published to drive equity, diversity and inclusion across the sport. Key actions include:
- Investing £3.5m into the most ethnically diverse areas of England an
England Men’s white-ball captain Jos Buttler will belatedly join the upcoming tour of the Caribbean for the T20 series only as he completes his recovery from a calf injury.
Buttler will miss the three-match one-day international series against West Indies after suffering a slight setback in his rehabilitation.
Liam Livingstone will step in as captain for the ODI series with the Lancashir
Today, the Sports Minister Stephanie Peacock and England cricketer Tammy Beaumont visited The Mill Academy primary school in Worsbrough, Barnsley to meet the next generation of budding players.
The free cricket session, delivered by the cricket charity Chance to Shine in partnership with the England and Wales Cricket Board and Yorkshire County Cricket Board, gives children the chance to experie
Following an extensive consultation, the ECB Board has agreed an updated policy position in relation to transgender participation in women’s professional cricket.
In reaching its conclusions, the ECB has considered the interaction between fairness, safety and inclusion, all of which are considered important.
The consultation process was extended last year following the decision of the In
