Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler sign two-year central contracts with ECB

England's two skippers - Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler - have marked ECB's two-year focal agreements. The Test captain was beforehand on a one-year agreement while Buttler was on a similar two-year span. Of the 29 men's cooperative individuals who have focal agreements, seven are on two-year bargains while 19 have yearly agreements and three are on Britain advancement contracts. Wicketkeeper-hitter Jamie Smith also has marked a two-year agreement. He is one of five players to have marked Britain focal agreements interestingly under the long term framework that was presented in 2023. Will Jacks, Shoaib Bashir, Phil Salt and Olly Stone are the other four - all marking one-year agreements. Joining John Turner are Jacob Bethell and Josh Hull for the Britain Improvement contract. In the mean time, Gus Atkinson has restored by marking a two-year bargain and the sets of Jack Leach and Reece Topley have a one-year agreement each. According to ECB, "the framework, which covers both red-ball and white-competitors, considers the probability of players highlighting in Britain groups across designs throughout the following period while perceiving exhibitions in the previous year." "The strength and profundity of ability across Britain Men's red and white-ball cricket is clear in the nature of players who are midway contracted," Overseeing Head of Britain Men's Cricket Rob Key said. "These agreements reward the players we accept will assume a significant part for our Britain Men's groups. Both our chiefs, Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler, have marked two-year focal agreements that grandstand the responsibility of the multitude of players to focus on playing for their nation," Key added.