Cricket-Stokes gets one-year deal in England's multi-year central contracts

Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - England v South Africa - Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India - October 21, 2023 South Africa's Gerald Coetzee celebrates after taking the lbw wicket of England's Harry Brook REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

(Reuters) -England test captain Ben Stokes has been handed a one-year central contract, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Tuesday as it revealed a new multi-year system.

British media reported that Stokes, who earlier this year said it was understandable to see players refusing contracts with England in favour of playing in lucrative T20 tournaments, had turned down the option of signing a multi-year deal.