Ben Duckett and Josh Tongue have both been awarded two-year England Central Contracts by the ECB. 

The system, which covers both red-ball and white-ball players, considers the likelihood of players featuring in England teams across formats over the next period while recognising performances in the preceding year. 

Multi-year contracts have been awarded for the first time since Central Contracts were established in 2000. 

Duckett has earned his two-year deal with impressive international performances across formats in the last 18 months, including excelling on an away Test series clean-sweep and victorious IT20 series in Pakistan, a drawn Ashes series on home soil, and an ODI series against Ireland. 

Tongue, meanwhile, made his England debut in June this year, claiming a five-wicket haul on debut against Ireland at Lord’s before taking the wickets of both Australian openers on the first day of the Ashes Test at the same ground later that month. 

In total, 29 players have received Central Contract offers - 18 England Multi-Year Central Contracts, eight England Annual Central Contracts, and three England Development Contracts.

"We are rewarding those players who we expect to make a significant impact over the coming years playing for England,” Managing Director of England Men’s Cricket, Rob Key, said.

"It is great news and a credit to the players for demonstrating their commitment to English cricket in the ever-changing landscape of the sport.

"I would like to congratulate all the players who have been offered contracts. They will play a pivotal role in England's efforts over the next few years.”

 

England Three-Year Central Contracts:

Harry Brook (Yorkshire)

Joe Root (Yorkshire)

Mark Wood (Durham)

 

England Two-Year Central Contracts:

Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire)

Jofra Archer (Sussex)

Gus Atkinson (Surrey)

Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)

Jos Buttler (Lancashire)

Bryson Carse (Durham)

Zak Crawley (Kent)

Sam Curran (Surrey)

Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire)

Liam Livingstone (Lancashire)

Ollie Pope (Surrey)

Matthew Potts (Durham)

Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)

Josh Tongue (Nottinghamshire – from 1 November)

Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)

 

England One-Year Central Contracts:

Moeen Ali (Warwickshire)

James Anderson (Lancashire)

Ben Foakes (Surrey)

Jack Leach (Somerset)

Dawid Malan (Yorkshire)

Ollie Robinson (Sussex)

Ben Stokes (Durham)

Reece Topley (Surrey)

 

England Development Contracts:

Matthew Fisher (Yorkshire)

Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire)

John Turner (Hampshire)