England’s Jofra Archer rewarded with central contracts

The fast bowler has been handed a central contract for Test and white-ball cricket.

Published : Sep 20, 2019 16:39 IST , London

Jofra Archer took 22 wickets at an average of 20.27 in the Ashes series.
Jofra Archer took 22 wickets at an average of 20.27 in the Ashes series.
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Jofra Archer took 22 wickets at an average of 20.27 in the Ashes series.

England paceman Jofra Archer has been awarded a central contract for Test and white-ball cricket for the first time after making an impact during the World Cup and the Ashes.

Archer, 24, was England’s leading wicket-taker in its triumphant World Cup campaign. He then took 22 wickets at an average of 20.27 in four Tests against Australia. His bowling touched speeds in the mid-90-miles-per-hour range in a scintillating debut international summer.

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The Barbados-born Archer, who only became England qualified earlier this year, is one of 10 players to receive a Test deal for the 2019-20 season. Another is opener Rory Burns, who cemented his spot at the top of the order with some battling performances in the Ashes.

Moeen, Rashid left out

Spin duo Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid have lost their central Test contracts but are in a list of 12, also including Joe Denly, to be handed less lucrative white-ball deals.

Moeen was dropped from the World Cup squad towards the end of the group stage before a dismal showing in the Ashes opener. He did not appear for the rest of the series.

Rashid was a regular for England in the Test side last year but lost his place during the winter tour of the West Indies and was unused against Australia, although he is a regular in captain Eoin Morgan’s white-ball set-up.

  • Test contracts : J Anderson (Lancashire), J Archer (Sussex), J Bairstow (Yorkshire), S Broad (Nottinghamshire), R Burns (Surrey), J Buttler (Lancashire), S Curran (Surrey), J Root (Yorkshire), B Stokes (Durham), C Woakes (Warwickshire).
  • White-ball contracts : M Ali (Worcestershire), J Archer (Sussex), J Bairstow (Yorkshire), J Buttler (Lancashire), J Denly (Kent), E Morgan (Middlesex), A Rashid (Yorkshire), J Root (Yorkshire), J Roy (Surrey), B Stokes (Durham), C Woakes (Warwickshire), M Wood (Durham).
  • Increment contracts : T. Curran (Surrey), J. Leach (Somerset).
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