Just In: England Announces Men’s Central Contracts for 2026-27 Season as Zak Crawley and Luke Wood Are Left Out

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced its men’s central contracts for the 2026-27 season, awarding 30 full contracts and nine development deals.

Uncapped seamer Henry Crocombe has earned a two-year contract, joining a group of 11 players handed multi-year agreements. Meanwhile, Ben Stokes and Mark Wood are not included after retiring, while Zak Crawley and Luke Wood have also been left out of the new contract list.

England men’s central contracts for 2026-27

Two-year contracts: Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Sonny Baker, Jacob Bethell, Jordan Cox, Henry Crocombe, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Josh Tongue.

One-year contracts: Rehan Ahmed, Tom Banton, Shoaib Bashir, Jos Buttler, Brydon Carse, Sam Cook, 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.

Development contracts: James Coles, Mason Crane, Josh Hull, Eddie Jack, Ben McKinney, Liam Patterson-White, Thomas Rew, Matthew Revis, Mitchell Stanley.

Not retained: Ben Stokes (retired), Mark Wood (retired), Zak Crawley, Luke Wood.