Check captain Ben Stokes stays dedicated to England long-term regardless of turning down a three-year contract, says managing director Rob Key.
Stokes, 32, has signed a one-year central contract extension as a substitute.
Key stated Stokes did so as a result of he feels he can negotiate a greater deal subsequent yr when a brand new cycle of broadcast rights begins.
“In no way is it Ben Stokes saying, ‘I do not need to play for England’,” Key advised BBC Sport.
“All he talks about is being fully dedicated to taking part in for England and likewise captaining that Check workforce – planning for India, planning for the Ashes, planning for West Indies and Sri Lanka subsequent summer season.
“I do not suppose it has crossed his thoughts not taking part in for England for the following 4, 5, six years.”
England introduced their first multi-year contracts on Tuesday, offers that are seen as a approach to keep at bay curiosity in gamers from franchise leagues.
Joe Root, Harry Brook and Mark Wooden are the one gamers to signal three-year offers, whereas 41-year-old bowler James Anderson has, like Stokes, signed for one yr.
The format of England’s central contracts is tied to the published deal, that means extra money could also be accessible and gamers’ value could be calculated in a different way subsequent yr.
Gamers that comply with their offers now will keep on these phrases.
“Ben, fairly rightly, feels when the following memorandum of understanding begins and the contract cycle adjustments he will probably be in a stronger place,” added managing director of England males’s cricket Key.
“Different gamers have gone for that safety.”
All-rounder Stokes, who has led the Check facet since April 2022, got here out of one-day worldwide retirement for the continuing 50-over World Cup, however is simply taking part in as a batter due to a long-standing knee damage.
Quick bowler Jofra Archer, regardless of his damage points, and spinner Adil Rashid, 35, are amongst these on two-year offers, which additionally contains limited-overs captain Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow.
In complete, the England and Wales Cricket Board has given out 18 multi-year offers, along with eight lasting one yr and three improvement contracts.
Spinner Rehan Ahmed, tempo bowlers Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts and Josh Tongue and batter Ben Duckett have signed their first England contracts – all on two-year offers.
Additionally on two-year offers are Check opener Zak Crawley, batter Ollie Pope, plus all-rounders Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone and Chris Woakes.
Wicketkeeper Ben Foakes, who was dropped for the Ashes sequence in the summertime, all-rounder Moeen Ali, spinner Jack Leach, batter Dawid Malan and bowlers Ollie Robinson and Reece Topley be a part of Stokes and Anderson on one-year contracts.
Saqib Mahmood, presently out with a second again stress fracture in two years, Hampshire seamer John Turner and Yorkshire fast Matthew Fisher have been given improvement contracts.
The offers are backdated to begin from 1 October 2023.
Key stated England could have management over their multi-year gamers when there are clashes within the schedule, though it is not going to imply they don’t play any franchise cricket.
“What the multi-year offers have executed is get gamers to decide to England for the foreseeable future – that could be a unbelievable factor,” he added.
Jason Roy, who was dropped from England’s 50-over World Cup squad for Brook, doesn’t have a contract after he ended his deal in Could to play within the American T20 Main League Cricket.
Left-armer David Willey, presently a part of England’s World Cup squad, has misplaced his deal, as have tempo bowlers Craig Overton, Jamie Overton and Olly Stone, who all had improvement offers final yr.
Stuart Broad is the opposite participant not contracted from 2022-23 following his retirement after the ultimate Ashes Check.
Three-year contracts: Harry Brook, Joe Root, Mark Wooden
Two-year contracts: Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Liam Livingstone, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes
One-year contracts: Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Ben Foakes, Jack Leach, Dawid Malan, Ollie Robinson, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley
Growth contract: Matthew Fisher, Saqib Mahmood, John Turner