Jofra Archer awarded England Test and white-ball central contracts after breakthrough summer

England’s selectors have awarded 10 Test and 12 white-ball contracts

Harry Latham-Coyle

Friday 20 September 2019 12:02 BST

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Sussex fast bowler Jofra Archer has been rewarded for a breakthrough international summer with an England Test and white ball central contract, the ECB has confirmed.

Archer has enjoyed an excellent summer, starring as England won their first Cricket World Cup and taking 22 wickets in four Ashes 2019 Tests.

There are 10 players named on the Test list, including opener Rory Burns, who averaged nearly 40 at the top of the order for England during the Ashes.

Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid no longer have Test contracts after the pair were dropped from England’s red-ball set up this summer. They retain their white ball contracts.

The 12-man white ball contract list no longer includes Alex Hales, who missed the World Cup after a drugs ban, David Willey or Liam Plunkett, but Joe Denly is included for the first time.

Who could replace Trevor Bayliss as England Head Coach?

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Who could replace Trevor Bayliss as England Head Coach?

Who could replace Trevor Bayliss?

Trevor Bayliss is no longer England's head coach, departing at the end of the 2019 Ashes after a long summer in which he guided them to World Cup victory. But who could replace the Australian at the helm?

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Who could replace Trevor Bayliss as England Head Coach?

Chris Silverwood

England's pace bowling coach guided Essex to the County Championship title in 2017 and is a calming influence who appears to be well-liked by the playing group. He is set to take interim charge for the tour of New Zealand, which could function as an audition of sorts. If England want to keep things in house, Silverwood could fit.

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Who could replace Trevor Bayliss as England Head Coach?

Jason Gillespie

A leading contender when Bayliss was appointed, Gillespie is rated highly by the ECB, and the respected Australian has done solid work rebuilding Sussex after a successful previous stint with Yorkshire, where he forged a relationship with Test captain Joe Root. While he has spoken of his desire to stay on with Sussex and the Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash, an offer may well be extended across the table to test his resolve.

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Who could replace Trevor Bayliss as England Head Coach?

Mickey Arthur

If England favour an experienced international coach to keep things ticking over, Arthur may be their man. With spells in charge of his native South Africa, Australia and latterly Pakistan, Arthur might be a somewhat uninspiring choice, but he'd be a steady hand on the tiller.

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Who could replace Trevor Bayliss as England Head Coach?

Mike Hesson

Hesson shockingly stepped down from his job as New Zealand head coach less than 12 months before this summer's World Cup, and recently resigned his position as head coach of the Kings XI Punjab of the IPL to press for the Indian head coaching job. While he narrowly missed out to incumbent Ravi Shastri for that role, it was Hesson who - in tandem with Brendon McCullum - transformed New Zealand cricket after taking charge in 2012 and it was from his and McCullum's blueprint that England built their World Cup winning side. Hesson would be an intriguing choice.

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Who could replace Trevor Bayliss as England Head Coach?

Ottis Gibson

South Africa moved on from Gibson this summer after a disappointing World Cup, but he had done a good job with the Proteas, on the whole, guiding them through some tougher times. Well-liked from his two spells as England bowling coach (Stuart Broad has been particularly glowing in his praise of Gibson's guidance), the Barbadian is a solid option.

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Who could replace Trevor Bayliss as England Head Coach?

Paul Collingwood

The vacancy may come a couple of years too soon for Collingwood, but the fact that the steely all-rounder has been injected into the England environment so soon after his playing retirement suggests he is some one the top ECB brass have their eye on. He possesses a strong tactical mind, particularly in white-ball cricket.

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Who could replace Trevor Bayliss as England Head Coach?

Paul Farbrace

Farbrace's departure to Warwickshire ahead of the 2019 summer came as a surprise, for it seemed Bayliss' affable assistant could have been in line for a promotion. He was influential in England's ODI turnaround, and while he now seems an outside bet having not long left the group, he would provide a degree of continuity.

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Who could replace Trevor Bayliss as England Head Coach?

Alec Stewart

Stewart appears to be happy at Surrey, but you could not ask for a sager head to guide England onwards. He has overseen a revolution at The Oval, cultivating and nurturing young talent and has considerable cricketing nous, and Stewart's knowledge of the county game would be an asset.

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Who could replace Trevor Bayliss as England Head Coach?

Split coaches?

ECB Director of Cricket Ashley Giles could opt to split the role, appointing two coaches - one for white-ball cricket and one for Test matches. Though the practicality of a split arrangement is a little uncertain, it would lessen the intensity of a role that has become extremely demanding. Giles has suggested such a move is unlikely, but it remains an option.

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Tom Curran and Jack Leach have been awarded Incremental contract – the former was a member of England’s victorious World Cup squad, the latter played in four Ashes Tests.

The contracts cover a 12-month period beginning on 1 October.

Test contract holders and those playing all forms of the game will have their salaries paid in full by the ECB.

White ball cricketers will join them from the start of the 2020 ECB financial year at the beginning of February.

ECB Central Contracts for the 2019/20 season

Test Match

James Anderson (Lancashire), Jofra Archer (Sussex), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Rory Burns (Surrey), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Sam Curran (Surrey), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Ben Stokes (Durham), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire).

ODI / T20

Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jofra Archer (Sussex), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Joe Denly (Kent), Eoin Morgan (Middlesex), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham).

Incremental

Tom Curran (Surrey), Jack Leach (Somerset)

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