BoyBrumby
Englishman
I think this just about warrants its own thread. Here's the 25 in full (central contracted players marked with asterisk) :
Michael Vaughan*
Kabir Ali
James Anderson*
Gareth Batty
Ian Bell
Mark Butcher*
Paul Collingwood
Andrew Flintoff*
Ashley Giles*
Darren Gough
Stephen Harmison*
Matthew Hoggard*
Geraint Jones*
Simon Jones*
Robert Key
Jon Lewis
Kevin Pietersen
Chris Read
Vikram Solanki
Andrew Strauss*
Graeme Swann
Chris Tremlett
Graham Thorpe*
Marcus Trescothick*
Alex Wharf.
No real surprises, although Tremlett seems to have crept above Sajid Mahmood in the pecking order. Swann seems to have impressed on the "A" tour & Chris Read retained at Matt Prior's expense.
I'm hoping that the central cotracts where decided on previously too; otherwise Jimmy Anderson & Butch have been v fortunate.
Michael Vaughan*
Kabir Ali
James Anderson*
Gareth Batty
Ian Bell
Mark Butcher*
Paul Collingwood
Andrew Flintoff*
Ashley Giles*
Darren Gough
Stephen Harmison*
Matthew Hoggard*
Geraint Jones*
Simon Jones*
Robert Key
Jon Lewis
Kevin Pietersen
Chris Read
Vikram Solanki
Andrew Strauss*
Graeme Swann
Chris Tremlett
Graham Thorpe*
Marcus Trescothick*
Alex Wharf.
No real surprises, although Tremlett seems to have crept above Sajid Mahmood in the pecking order. Swann seems to have impressed on the "A" tour & Chris Read retained at Matt Prior's expense.
I'm hoping that the central cotracts where decided on previously too; otherwise Jimmy Anderson & Butch have been v fortunate.