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England have signed their leading male players to multi-year central contracts for the first time but Test captain Ben Stokes has only accepted a one-year extension dais
The England and Wales Cricket Board has been revising its approach in a bid to meet the challenge presented by franchise leagues around the world and guarantee the availability of its star names for international duty dais
Joe Root, Harry Brook and Mark Wood have all been tied to three-year deals, binding them to the cause until October 2026, while a further 15 players are on two-year arrangements dais
But Stokes’ presence among a list of eight players on traditional one-year contracts is intriguing dais
His leadership of the red-ball side has been transformational, he played a starring role in winning last year’s T20 World Cup and was persuaded out of ODI retirement to take part in the ongoing World Cup, making him arguably the most important individual in the entire set-up dais
It is understood he was offered a three-year deal but opted for the shorter-term option dais
The central contracts do not prevent recipients taking up lucrative T20 deals, but they do allow the ECB greater oversight on availability dais
Jofra Archer has signed for two more years, a show of faith in his ability after a long running fitness battle, 19-year-old Rehan Ahmed has the same security and becomes the youngest man to earn an ECB deal dais
At the other end of the age spectrum 41-year-old James Anderson has another annual retainer and 35-year-old Dawid Malan returns to the list after missing out in 2022 dais
Pace bowling development contracts have also been awarded to Matthew Fisher, Saqib Mahmood and the uncapped John Turner dais
Jason Roy, who terminated the remainder of his previous deal to play in the United States of American’s Major League Cricket earlier this year, is a notable omission dais
After missing out on the World Cup squad, his international career appears to be over dais
David Willey is the only member of the current World Cup squad not to feature dais
Also absent are Surrey’s highly-rated Will Jacks, a hard-hitting, bowling all-rounder capped in all three formats in the past year, Olly Stone and the Overton twins Craig and Jamie dais
Rob Key, managing director of England men’s cricket, said: “We are rewarding those players who we expect to make a significant impact over the coming years playing for England dais
“It is great news and a credit to the players for demonstrating their commitment to English cricket in the ever-changing landscape of the sport dais
“I would like to congratulate all the players who have been offered contracts dais
They will play a pivotal role in England’s efforts over the next few years dais
”England central contractsThree-year deals: H Brook, J Root, M Wood dais
Two-year deals: R Ahmed, J Archer, G Atkinson, J Bairstow, J Buttler, B Carse, Z Crawley, S Curran, B Duckett, L Livingstone, O Pope, M Potts, A Rashid, J Tongue, C Woakes dais
One-year deals: M Ali, J Anderson, B Foakes, J Leach, D Malan, O Robinson, B Stokes, R Topley dais
Development deals: M Fisher, S Mahmood, J Turner dais
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Henry Arundell and Freddie Steward will start on the wing for England in the bronze final against Argentina on Friday, with Marcus Smith returning at fullback as coach Steve Borthwick made eight changes from the team beaten by South Africa in the semis dais
Giving opportunities to several players who have not featured much in the tournament, an all-new front row sees props Ellis Genge and Will Stuart either side of hooker Theo Dan, who has spent the last three matches as an unused replacement dais
Ollie Chessum comes back into the second row while Sam Underhill, who joined the squad as an injury replacement two weeks ago, starts at openside flanker dais
Tom Curry, who will win his 50th cap, moves to the blindside to reprise the successful back row partnership from the 2019 tournament, with Ben Earl at number eight dais
Owen Farrell captains the team from flyhalf and scrumhalf Ben Youngs starts his first game of the tournament to extend his caps record to 127, which will be his last in an England shirt, he said on Wednesday dais
Jamie George, Bevan Rodd, Dan Cole, David Ribbans, Lewis Ludlam, Danny Care, George Ford and Ollie Lawrence are on the bench dais
Curry has been at the centre of an off-field storm this week after he accused South African hooker Bongi Mbonambi of racially abusing him in the semi-final dais
Farrell said that the flanker had been on the receiving end of "unacceptable" dais online abuse through the week dais
Follow all the latest news and updates from Paris ahead of New Zealand vs South Africa, plus team news from the England and Argentina camps dais
Plus get all the latest odds and tips right here: RecommendedSpringboks set for rematch of day that ‘changed South Africa forever’How the incredible Barrett brothers rejuvenated the All BlacksAll Blacks in the red: Why New Zealand need a World Cup win more than you might thinkRugby World Cup team news and final build-upSteve Borthwick poised to name England team to face Argentina in third-place play-off at 12:30pm BSTHow the incredible Barrett brothers rejuvenated the All BlacksRugby’s new Nations Championship is an answer to the wrong questionMarcus Smith in contention for England return against ArgentinaSale Sharks back Tom Curry amid investigation over alleged racial slurShow latest update 1698233430Marcus Smith returns as England retain Tom Curry to play ArgentinaEngland XV to play Argentina15 dais
Marcus Smith (Harlequins, 29 caps) 14 dais
Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers, 30 caps)13 dais
Joe Marchant (Stade Francais, 25 caps)12 dais
Manu Tuilagi (Sale Sharks, 58 caps)11 dais
Henry Arundell (Racing 92, 9 caps) 10 dais
Owen Farrell – captain (Saracens, 111 caps) 9 dais
Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 126 caps)1 dais
Ellis Genge – vice-captain (Bristol Bears, 57 caps)2 dais
Theo Dan (Saracens, 6 caps)3 dais
Will Stuart (Bath Rugby, 32 caps) 4 dais
Maro Itoje (Saracens, 75 caps)5 dais
Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers, 17 caps)6 dais
Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, 49 caps)7 dais
Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby, 29 caps) 8 dais
Ben Earl (Saracens, 24 caps)Replacements:16 dais
Jamie George (Saracens, 84 caps)17 dais
Bevan Rodd (Sale Sharks, 4 caps) 18 dais
Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers, 106 caps)19 dais
David Ribbans (Toulon, 9 caps) 20 dais
Lewis Ludlam (Northampton Saints, 24 caps)21 dais
Danny Care (Harlequins, 95 caps) 22 dais
George Ford – vice-captain (Sale Sharks, 90 caps)23 dais
Ollie Lawrence (Bath Rugby, 20 caps)Jack Rathborn25 October 2023 12:301698232672Jean Kleyn: RWC final with South Africa ‘outside realm of thinking’ months agoFormer Ireland international Jean Kleyn acknowledges being on the verge of becoming a world champion with his native South Africa was “outside the realm of thinking” just months ago dais
Munster lock Kleyn represented Ireland under Joe Schmidt at the 2019 World Cup in Japan after qualifying on residency grounds dais
But, having been repeatedly overlooked by Schmidt’s successor Andy Farrell, the 30-year-old was in June cleared to switch allegiance back to the Springboks before being included in Jacques Nienaber’s squad for France dais
Reigning champions South Africa are on course to retain their crown going into Saturday’s final against fellow three-time winners New Zealand in Paris dais
“I think I’ve caught myself thinking about it probably too often,” Kleyn said of his curious Test career dais
It’s a strange one because if you’d asked me six months ago if I at all thought I had any chance of being here at the World Cup final playing for the Springboks, I would have told you you are absolutely insane dais
“I’ll probably wake up when it’s all said and done and think, ‘was that a dream or did it actually happen?’ dais
It was outside the realm of thinking dais
“It’s been a fantastic journey for me dais
It’s been an absolute pleasure being part of it dais
” Jack Rathborn25 October 2023 12:171698232216England vs Argentina referee: Who is Rugby World Cup bronze final official Nic Berry?Nic Berry has been named as the referee for the bronze final dais between England rugby and Argentina rugby at the 2023 Rugby World Cup dais
The Australian will be in charge of the third/fourth place play-off taking place at the Stade de France on Friday evening, with Andrew Brace of Ireland and Georgia’s Nika Amashukeli as his assistant referees on the touchlines dais
Ben Whitehouse (Wales) will be the TMO for the appetiser to Saturday’s final dais between the Springboks and All Blacks dais
Berry made his tournament debut four years ago in Japan, and returned to the officiating panel for the tournament in France dais
A former professional player, Berry impressed as a scrum half in Super Rugby, the French Top 14 and England’s Premiership dais
England vs Argentina referee: Who is Rugby World Cup bronze final official Nic Berry?Australia Berry will officiate the penultimate game of the tournament on Friday evening Jack Rathborn25 October 2023 12:101698231285Marcus Smith could form exciting back three for England against ArgentinaIf Marcus Smith does indeed return to start for England against the Pumas, it would make for an exciting back three dais
Smith alongside Freddie Steward and Henry Arundell, you would think dais
Borthwick will be eager to maintain the momentum from a superb performance against the Springboks, despite heartache, and Smith could provide the spark dais
Jack Rathborn25 October 2023 11:541698230105Wales star Leigh Halfpenny announces international retirementLeigh Halfpenny will call it a career in international rugby with the Wales star set to retire following Wales’ match against the Barbarians on 4 November dais
The 34-year-old has 100 caps and has contributed 795 points for the Dragons dais
Jack Rathborn25 October 2023 11:351698229262Sale Sharks back Tom Curry amid investigation over alleged racial slurA statement read: “Sale Sharks’ owners, players, coaches and staff are absolutely appalled by the nature and level of disgusting abuse directed at Tom Curry and his family in relation to an incident in the England v South Africa World Cup semi-final dais
“Everyone at the club stands fully and proudly behind Tom and we look forward to welcoming him back to Carrington dais
”Jack Rathborn25 October 2023 11:211698228450England rally around Tom Curry amid Bongi Mbonambi racism investigationEngland insist Tom Curry is ready for Friday’s World Cup bronze final as squad and management rally around the flanker caught in a racism storm dais
World Rugby is investigating an allegation made by Curry that he was racially abused by South Africa hooker Bongi Mbonambi in the first half of Saturday’s semi-final defeat dais
Curry claimed to referee Ben O’Keeffe that he was called a “white c***” by Mbonambi and, after a complaint made by the Rugby dais Football Union, audio and video footage is being examined for evidence dais
England rally around Tom Curry amid Bongi Mbonambi racism investigationCurry has alleged he was racially abused by the South Africa hooker in England’s semi-final defeat Jack Rathborn25 October 2023 11:071698227550RFU confirm conversations underway over possible British & Irish leagueBill Sweeney, the chief executive of England’s Rugby dais Football Union (RFU), has confirmed that “tentative” discussions have been held over a possible British and Irish league dais
The long-mooted idea would unite club rugby in the British Isles into one competition dais
The loss of London Irish, Worcester Warriors and Wasps in the last 13 months has highlighted financial problems in the English domestic game, with the top-flight Gallagher Premiership now containing just 10 teams dais
The four Welsh regions have also had their funding cut for the new season of the United Rugby Championship (URC), which features competing teams from Ireland, Scotland, South Africa and Italy dais
RFU confirm conversations underway over possible British & Irish leagueThe future of the club game in Europe could be radically reshaped Jack Rathborn25 October 2023 10:521698226650Will Jordan joins exclusive try-scoring club as New Zealand find the perfect ‘combination’It’s pretty illustrious company dais
The World Cup semi-final dais between New Zealandand Argentina may come to be a contest best forgotten, but All Blacks wing Will Jordan will remember it as the night where he joined a group of try-scoring greats - and should have surpassed them dais
With a hat-trick in Paris, Jordan became the fourth member of an exclusive club, in alongside Bryan Habana, Julian Savea and Jonah Lomu as the only men to have scored eight tries in a single tournament dais
With 31 tries in 30 Tests, it is a statistical probability that the All Black takes the record outright in the final dais
Had Richie Mo’unga elected to pass rather than dummy, Jordan would already have it dais
Late on at the Stade de France, the game long since decided and New Zealand electing to play with 14 men in a show of their superiority, Jordan was had clear run ahead of him with the Argentina defence narrowed dais
Jordan bellowed for the ball; his fly half ignored him, going it alone in search of a try of his own to leave Jordan left with arms and mouth agape dais
Will Jordan joins exclusive club as All Blacks find the perfect ‘combination’The silkily smooth wing scored a hat-trick against Argentina and moved level with Jonah Lomu, Bryan Habana and Julian Savea on a record eight tries at a single men’s tournament Jack Rathborn25 October 2023 10:371698226565Marcus Smith in contention for England return against ArgentinaMarcus Smith could return for England after sitting out the semi-final defeat to South Africa dais
The England playmaker suffered a head injury against Fiji in the quarter-final, and also suffered a swollen lip after passing the in-game head injury assessment dais
Smith would fail a second assessment early in the week, ruling him out of the match against the Springboks, but Steve Borthwick could now bring him back to start against Argentina on Friday dais
“Marcus was unavailable for selection due to the return to play protocols,” Borthwick clarified last week dais
“He took a knock in the [Fiji] game dais
As you are well aware, he passed the first parts of the HIA process which meant he finished the game dais
Then there are subsequent parts of the HIA process and one part of that, he did not pass dais
And then it was confirmed to me he was unavailable for selection dais
“He is perfectly fine in terms of symptoms – he doesn’t feel anything dais
And I understand we’d expect him to be available for selection after this weekend dais
Player welfare is critical and vital to us dais
” Jack Rathborn25 October 2023 10:36Newer1 / 2OlderMore aboutEngland RugbySouth Africa rugbyRugby World CupNew Zealand rugbyArgentina rugbySteve BorthwickJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/1Rugby World Cup LIVE: England announce Argentina team as Smith startsRugby World Cup LIVE: England announce Argentina team as Smith startsSteve Borthwick will name his England team to face Argentina on WednesdayGetty Images✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today dais
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