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Captains Stokes and Buttler sign two-year England contracts
England's Ben Stokes (left) and Jos Buttler at Old Trafford, Manchester, August 2020

BEN STOKES and Jos Buttler, England’s Test and limited-overs captains respectively, have each signed new two-year central contracts.

Last October, Stokes declined a three-year deal when the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) rolled out multi-year contracts for the first time and instead elected to sign a shorter-term 12-month option.

As expected, Stokes has committed to England until at least 2026, covering next winter’s all-important Ashes series in Australia, while Buttler has agreed fresh terms, extending his contract by 12 months.

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