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Captains Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler sign two-year England contracts

Test skipper Stokes last year turned down a three-year deal and signed for only 12 months but is now committed beyond next winter’s Ashes

The Independent UK

England shake up Test squad as Bairstow among those dropped for three uncapped players

Ben Foakes and Jack Leach have also been dropped after the heavy Test series defeat to India as Jamie Smith, Gus Atkinson and Dillon Pennington come in for the games against West Indies

The Independent UK

Rookie spinner Shoaib Bashir handed shock call-up for England tour of India

The 20-year-old off-spinner only made his LV= Insurance County Championship bow in June.

The Independent UK

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England agree first multi-year central contracts but Ben Stokes takes short-term option

Influential Test captain opts to remain on a traditional 12-month deal despite being offered three years

Evening Standard

Ben Stokes opts against multi-year England extension after 26 central contracts announced

The England and Wales Cricket Board has been revising its approach to central contracts to meet the challenge of franchise leagues

The Independent UK

England players sign multi-year deals but Ben Stokes takes one-year extension

The England and Wales Cricket Board has been revising its approach to central contracts to meet the challenge of franchise leagues.

The Independent UK

Ben Stokes to play as specialist batter at World Cup after ODI retirement U-turn

Stokes branded a three-format schedule as “unsustainable” when calling time on his ODI career 13 months ago.

The Independent UK

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Ben Stokes comes out of ODI retirement ahead of World Cup bid

Stokes called time on his 50-over career 13 months ago.

The Independent UK

England agonised over dropping Ben Foakes for Jonny Bairstow – Rob Key

Bairstow’s six hundreds in 2022, before breaking his leg in three places in August, meant he was a shoo-in to reclaim his spot.

The Independent UK

England aiming to get best from Ben Stokes after dropping Jason Roy from T20 squad

Opener Roy has missed out on selection for next month’s Twenty20 World Cup after a prolonged run of poor form

The Independent UK

England name uncapped bowler Richard Gleeson in T20 squad as post-Eoin Morgan era begins

England have named uncapped seamer Richard Gleeson in their squad for this month’s T20 series against India, as the post-Eoin Morgan era gets underway.

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