The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced the updated Central Contract list for England Men’s international cricket.
A total of 30 players have been awarded England Men’s Central Contracts - comprising 14 England Two-Year Central Contracts, 12 England Annual Central Contracts, and four England Development Contracts.
England Men Centrally Contracted Players 2025–26
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The England Men’s selection panel has named a 16-strong squad for the Ashes Test tour of Australia, alongside IT20 and ODI squads for the white-ball tour of New Zealand, which precedes the Ashes.
England Men's Test Squad (16-players):
Ben Stokes (Durham) - Captain
Jofra Archer (Sussex)
Gus Atkinson (Surrey)
Shoaib Bashir (Somerset)
Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire)
Harry Brook (Yor
The dates have been set for England Men’s white-ball tour of Sri Lanka ahead of the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
The three-match one-day international series will begin on Thursday 22 January 2026 and end on Tuesday 27 January 2026. The three-match IT20 series starts on Friday 30 January 2026 before concluding on Tuesday 3 February.
England men – Sri Lanka white-ball tour
1st ODI: Englan
England Men have named the squads for the upcoming white-ball series against South Africa and the IT20 internationals away to Ireland.
England will contest three Metro Bank One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Vitality IT20s against South Africa. The ODI series begins on Tuesday 2 September at Headingley.
The three-match IT20 series against Ireland will be staged at Malahide in Dublin wit
England Men and England Women will host five international teams across all formats in a bumper 2026.
The summer will also see England Women host the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 on home soil from 12 June to 5 July, bringing the global spotlight to women’s cricket.
Ben Stokes’ England Men’s Test team will welcome New Zealand and Pakistan in two Rothesay Test series, while Harry Brook’s whi
The England Men’s selection panel has added Sussex fast bowler Jofra Archer to the squad for the Rothesay second Test match against India at Edgbaston, starting on Wednesday 2 July 2025.
England Men's Test Squad:
Ben Stokes (Durham) – Captain
Jofra Archer (Sussex)
Shoaib Bashir (Somerset)
Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire)
Harry Brook (Yorkshire)
Brydon Carse (Durham)
Sam Cook (E
The England Men’s and India Men’s Test teams will honour Sir James Anderson and Sachin Tendulkar with a new trophy dedicated to their remarkable achievements in Test cricket. The next edition of this great rivalry takes place this summer, with the Rothesay five-match Test series getting underway at Headingley on Friday 20 June.
The Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy, a joint initiative between the Engla
Former England fast bowlers Devon Malcolm and David ‘Syd’ Lawrence are among the figures recognised for their service to cricket in today’s King’s Birthday Honours.
Malcolm, currently the ECB’s Black Communities Liaison Officer, has been awarded an OBE for Services for Cricket and Diversity in Cricket, while Lawrence, the first British-born Black cricketer to play for England and who has been d
England and Lancashire batter Phil Salt has been granted permission to withdraw from the England Men’s IT20 squad for the upcoming three-match Vitality Series against the West Indies.
Salt, who is taking time away on paternity leave following the birth of his child earlier this week, will now spend time at home.
He has been replaced in the squad by Surrey batter Jamie Smith.
The series g
The England Men’s selection panel has named a 14-player squad for the Rothesay first Test match against India at Headingley, which begins on Friday 20 June 2025.
England Men's Test Squad:
Ben Stokes (Durham) – Captain
Shoaib Bashir (Somerset)
Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire)
Harry Brook (Yorkshire)
Brydon Carse (Durham)
Sam Cook (Essex)
Zak Crawley (Kent)
Ben Duckett (Nottin
England and Surrey seamer Gus Atkinson has been ruled out of the upcoming Metro Bank One-Day Internationals against the West Indies due to a right hamstring strain.Atkinson sustained the injury during England’s Rothesay Test victory over Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge last week.He will now undergo a period of rehabilitation under the supervision of the England medical team.No replacement will be added t
As part of a four-year deal, 5 will air four live international T20 matches a year across the spring and summer months
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has agreed a new four-year deal with 5 to bring four live international T20 cricket fixtures to free-to-air TV each year.
As part of the deal, viewers will have the opportunity to watch and stream on 5 two international England Men’s
England Men's and Sussex pace bowler Jofra Archer has been ruled out of the Metro Bank ODI series against the West Indies due to a right thumb injury.
He will be reassessed by the England medical team over the next fortnight to determine when he may return to action.
Lancashire’s Luke Wood has been added to England’s ODI squad for the three-match series, which begins on 29 May at Edgbaston.<
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is pleased to announce the appointment of former New Zealand international Tim Southee as a Specialist Skills Consultant for the England Men’s teams on a short-term basis.
Southee, 36, who retired from international cricket in December as New Zealand’s all-time leading wicket-taker, will support England’s squads across all formats through to the conclus
The England Men’s selection panel has named the squads for the upcoming white-ball series against the West Indies, set to begin later this month.
England, led by captain Harry Brook, will contest three Metro Bank One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Vitality IT20s.The ODI series gets underway with the opening match on Thursday 29 May at Edgbaston.
ODI Squad:
Harry Brook (Yorkshire) –
Somerset batter James Rew has been drafted into the England Men’s Test squad ahead of the forthcoming Rothesay Test match against Zimbabwe, which gets underway at Trent Bridge on 22 May.
Rew replaces Essex’s Jordan Cox, who has been ruled out after sustaining an abdominal muscle injury while batting against Somerset in the latest round of the Rothesay County Championship.
This is the first s
The England Men’s selection panel has named a 13-player squad for the upcoming Rothesay Test match against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge, which begins on Thursday, 22 May 2025.
This historic fixture marks Zimbabwe’s first Test on English soil since 2003 and is set to launch England’s international summer.
England Men's Test Squad:
Ben Stokes (Durham) - Captain
Gus Atkinson (Surrey)
Shoai
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and BBC have today announced a new extension to their strategic partnership which will see the broadcaster continuing to screen England Men’s and Women’s international highlights and live coverage of The Hundred for the next four years.
The deal which runs from 2025-28 will see highlights of England Men’s and Women’s internationals broadcast across BBC
KP Snacks becomes Official Team Partner of England Cricket, featuring on the sleeve of the new England match and training shirts The partnership’s vision is to encourage healthier lifestyles and inspire more people to get involved with cricket, aiming to create a million opportunities for people to get active by 2033 This partnership is in addition to the existing KP Snacks partnership of The Hun
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Castore have launched three new playing kits and training wear to be worn by the three England teams across a huge summer of cricket.
The new Test, ODI and IT20 kits were revealed in a ‘A Call To All’ video featuring England legend Andrew Flintoff alongside Lauren Bell, Anthony Clapham, Zak Crawley, Jonny Gale, Ollie Pope and Danni Wyatt-Hodge.
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