{"id":6296,"date":"2024-11-01T01:32:05","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T01:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/jos-buttler-joins-ben-stokes-in-extending-england-central-contract\/"},"modified":"2024-11-01T01:32:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T01:32:05","slug":"jos-buttler-joins-ben-stokes-in-extending-england-central-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/jos-buttler-joins-ben-stokes-in-extending-england-central-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Jos Buttler joins Ben Stokes in extending England central contract"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Jos Buttler has extended his central contract with the England and Wales Cricket Board by a year.<\/b><\/p>\n

White-ball captain Buttler, 34, is already one year into his existing two-year deal. <\/p>\n

He joins Test skipper Ben Stokes in signing until the autumn of 2026 after the all-rounder agreed a new deal at the beginning of October.<\/a><\/p>\n

“The strength and depth of talent across England men’s red and white-ball cricket is clear in the quality of players who are centrally contracted,” said Rob Key, director of England men’s cricket.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth our captains have signed two-year central contracts that showcase the commitment of all the players to prioritise playing for their country.”<\/p>\n

Buttler is currently recovering from a calf injury that has ruled him out since June, with Liam Livingstone standing in for the tour of West Indies.<\/a><\/p>\n

Twenty nine players are on central contracts. Pace bowler Gus Atkinson has also extended by a year until 2026, while spinner Jack Leach and white-ball seamer Reece Topley have agreed new one-year deals.<\/p>\n

Five players have signed their first central contracts – wicketkeeper Jamie Smith, white-ball batter Phil Salt, spinner Shoaib Bashir, all-rounder Will Jacks and fast bowler Olly Stone have all signed one-year deals. <\/p>\n

Batter Jonny Bairstow, who last represented England in June, still has a year left on the contract that he signed in 2023. <\/p>\n

James Anderson, Moeen Ali and Dawid Malan have all retired, while Ben Foakes and Ollie Robinson have lost their deals. <\/p>\n

All-rounder Jacob Bethell and seamers Josh Hull and John Turner have signed development contracts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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