England’s full-time Test skipper Ben Stokes is set to sign a two year contract with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), This deal will secure his position in the team until the 2025-26 Ashes series, according to a report by The Guardian.
Ben Stokes Had Signed One-Year Deal Last Year
Last year Stokes had signed only a one year contract, despite players like Mark Wood, Ollie Pope and Jofra Archer opting for multi-year deals. However, the English skipper has reinstated his commitment to the longest format of the game yet again by being all ready to sign a two year contract.
England knows Stokes’ value and so does the man himself. There are no hard feelings about this; the 33-year-old hasn’t committed to the contract as Joe Root, Brook Harry, and Mark Wood have done.
England duties remain Stokes’ top priority
Ben Stokes is set to give English cricket a major boost by signing a two-year central contract that secures his service through to the 2025-2026 Ashes tour.
His new deal will not be for that long but indicates his closeness to McCullum and the desire to continue working with him. The pair have transformed England’s Test team, who have won 19 of 29 matches under their stewardship having won just one of the previous 17. Stokes opted out of this year’s Indian premia league and T20 World Cup to ensure he would be fit for this summer’s Test matches, that format remains his priority.
Despite being not part of the Tests against Sri Lanka, Stokes traveled with the England squad for rehabilitation with the medical team. He is cautious of rushing his way back from an injury. He will be back to captain England in the three-match Test series against Pakistan, starting October 7.
Stokes had opted out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the T20 World Cup in 2024 to keep himself fit for England. But he injured his left hamstring in the recently concluded season of The Hundred, and had to sit out the Sri Lanka Tests as a result.
Ben Stokes ensures that he will be fit for the upcoming Test series for Pakistan in pakisran, Remember in the 2022 test series in Pakistan under the captaincy of Ben Stokes England whitewashed 3-0.
Ben Stokes’s Test Captaincy Record (2022 – August 2024)
| Series | Opponent | Matches | Wins | Losses | Draws | Series Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-0 Win |
| India | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2-2 Draw | |
| South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-1 Win | |
| 2023 | Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-0 Win |
| Australia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2-2 Draw | |
| 2024 | India | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1-4 Lost |
| West Indies | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-0 Win |
What Link Between Brendon McCullum as England’s New Limited-Overs Coach and Ben Stokes signing two-year England contract
Ten days ago Recently development that Brendon McCullum was England’s New Limited-Overs Coach after sudden changes of mind in the ECb management that they have decided that Ben Stokes should be a two-year contract captain of the England test cricket team captaining for the Ashes of 2026.
It seems the ECB decided that we go with an aggressive approach for all three formats and the appointment of Mccullum reflects the approach of the ECB management.
By nature of the aggressive attitude of McCullum and Ben that way, the ECB should realize their nature and nowadays that thing is key to the need of the contrary cricket. that’s why England’s management decided that they are both of them are suitable for the English cricket team.
Conclusion
ECB shows confidence in Ben Stokes to extend his contract for two years ECB shows its intent towards England cricket and how to proceed with the upcoming events ECB management made a significant decision regarding England cricket. ECB feels Ben Stokes can continue delivering as England’s captain for a couple of years for England cricket as captain. Ben Skoes talked about and said he is very hopeful about the upcoming Pakistan Test series, stating he will recover from his hamstring injury.