Cricket-ECB contract system favours test players: Malan

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - T20 Series - England v South Africa - Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol, Britain - July 27, 2022 England's Dawid Malan in action Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs/File Photo

(Reuters) - England batsman Dawid Malan said the board's (ECB) system for awarding central contracts favours test players and that he has already spoken to managing director Rob Key about getting improved recognition for limited-overs cricket.

Malan dropped from a full deal to an incremental one in the ECB's new set of central contracts announced on Tuesday. The increment contracts recognise players who may feature for England on a less predictable basis.