With rumours of year-long IPL contracts and a Saudi T20 league forming, the England Test captain is waiting to see how things pan out
Ben Stokes has opted for a one-year England contract but has stated that the 2025-26 Ashes is on his radar.Ben Stokes has opted for a one-year England contract but has stated that the 2025-26 Ashes is on his radar.Hot on the heels of Australia announcing multiyear contracts for their best men’s players, England have followed suit.
The ECB has stressed that every player offered a deal signed on the dotted line but in the case of Stokes – and Jos Buttler and Jofra Archer in the two-year bracket – shorter terms have been requested. Regardless of length, the money is handsome for the 26 players on main deals, with salaries ranging from £150,000 to £900,000 before match fees enter the equation. On top of this, the ECB is unlikely to block any bids to play in the main IPL, an unofficial window for which now exists.
Similarly, the distribution of two and one-year deals further down gives an indication of a player’s standing in the eyes of the selectors, their age, and appeal to the domestic T20 market. That said, even as a red-ball specialist, Ollie Robinson may be wondering why 76 Test wickets at 22 did not bring more than 12 months, not least now Stuart Broad has retired. England, having stockpiled 13 seamers in total and shown patience with Archer, may feel Robinson, 29, needs the motivation.
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