Surrey’s Gus Atkinson, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton and Ollie Pope have been awarded England Men’s Central Contracts.
All-rounder Tom Lawes has also agreed an England Development contract. Lawes has become a key part of the England Lions squad after four impressive seasons with Surrey.
Jamie Overton has been awarded a Central Contract after a year of impressive performances with bat and ball in white-ball cricket. Overton hit 156 runs from three innings in the most recent three-match ODI series against New Zealand.
Atkinson, Jacks and Smith have been awarded a two-year contract, which will start with the upcoming Ashes series. Surrey’s T20 captain, Sam Curran, earned himself a two-year deal after impressing with bat and ball since returning to the white-ball sides.
Test batter Ollie Pope has signed a one-year contract.
Five players – Sonny Baker, Liam Dawson, Saqib Mahmood, Jamie Overton and Luke Wood – have been awarded England Central Contracts for the first time.
Three players – Eddie Jack, Tom Lawes and Mitchell Stanley – have agreed England Development Contracts for the first time, joining Josh Hull.
The system, which covers both red-ball and white-ball cricket, takes into account the likelihood of players featuring in England teams across formats during the next period, while also recognising performances over the past year.
Rob Key, Managing Director of England Men’s Cricket, said:
“This year’s central contract group reflects the depth and strength of talent we have across England Men’s cricket.
“We have awarded two-year deals to our multi-format players, so we can manage their workloads responsibly and give them the stability they need to perform across formats.
“We have also secured a number of white-ball players on longer agreements to help us plan effectively around the growing franchise calendar and ensure England remains their priority.
“This structure allows us to support our players properly while maintaining strong squads across all formats as much as possible.”
England Men Centrally Contracted Players 2025–26
England Two-Year Central Contracts (30 September 2027)
Jofra Archer (Sussex)
Gus Atkinson (Surrey)
Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire)
Harry Brook (Yorkshire)
Jos Buttler (Lancashire)
Brydon Carse (Durham)
Sam Curran (Surrey)
Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire)
Will Jacks (Surrey)
Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
Joe Root (Yorkshire)
Jamie Smith (Surrey)
Ben Stokes (Durham)
Josh Tongue (Nottinghamshire)
England One-Year Central Contracts (30 September 2026)
Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire)
Sonny Baker (Hampshire)*
Shoaib Bashir (Somerset)
Zak Crawley (Kent)
Liam Dawson (Hampshire)*
Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire)*
Jamie Overton (Surrey)*
Ollie Pope (Surrey)
Matthew Potts (Durham)
Phil Salt (Lancashire)
Luke Wood (Lancashire)*
Mark Wood (Durham)
*Denotes newly centrally contracted player for 2025–26
England Development Contracts
Josh Hull (Leicestershire)
Eddie Jack (Hampshire)
Tom Lawes (Surrey)
Mitchell Stanley (Lancashire)
