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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
  
  More aboutBen StokesDavid WilleyJoe RootMark WoodHarry BrookRehan AhmedJofra ArcherJames AndersonJason RoySaqib MahmoodDawid MalanRob KeyOlly StoneEngland cricketJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/1Stokes opts against multi-year extension as England announce dealsStokes opts against multi-year extension as England announce dealsTest captain Ben Stokes has accepted a one-year extension to his England deal while other leading players have signed multi-year central contracts (Joe Giddens/PA) dais
  
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  Eddie Howe had admitted the hardest part is yet to come for Sandro Tonali after watching him play a cameo role in Newcastle’s 4-0 Premier League victory over Crystal Palace dais
  
  The 23-year-old Italy international, who could face a lengthy ban if he is found to have breached dais betting rules by an ongoing investigation in Italy, was applauded warmly by the Toon Army before, during and after Saturday’s game at St James’ Park dais
  
  Tonali and his club do not yet know when he will discover his fate, but head coach Howe is convinced the support he has received to date will help him whatever comes his way dais
  
  Howe said: “Let’s wait and see, but yes, I think the hardest part is ahead regardless of what happens dais
  
  “Immediately, you get a lot of attention and people are talking about the situation dais
  
  He’s had the love of the supporters today, but that’s difficult to maintain over a long period of time dais
  
  Who knows what’s ahead?“I just think it’s great for him to know he’s got the support, not just of the senior management at the dais football club and the manager, but also the support of the supporters and they’re the most important people dais
  
  ”Tonali was introduced as a 69th-minute replacement for Bruno Guimaraes with the Magpies already four goals to the good in what could conceivably be his final game for several months if he is found to have broken the rules and is suspended dais
  
  Whether he is able to be involved in Wednesday night’s Champions League clash with Borussia Dortmund on Tyneside remains to be seen, but whichever team Howe sends out will kick off brimming with confidence after a comprehensive win over the Eagles dais
  
  Jacob Murphy set the ball rolling with a fourth-minute lob which owed a great deal to good fortune – Palace boss Roy Hodgson described it as a “freak” goal – and further strikes from Anthony Gordon and Sean Longstaff before the break and Callum Wilson after it wrapped up the points with the minimum of fuss dais
  
  Howe said: “It was a really important game today dais
  
  It can’t be underestimated how tough those games are because you don’t have a full squad, we’re having to manage players who have travelled a long way and had a big mental load for their countries dais
  
  “So I’m really pleased with the players’ response to that because these are very tough games dais
  
  “Crystal Palace don’t concede many goals dais
  
  We knew the first goal today was going to be really, really important and thankfully we got it quite early dais
  
  ”There's nothing really positive to say from our point of viewCrystal Palace boss Roy HodgsonHodgson’s emotions were understandably different after his best-laid plans were ripped apart before the break dais
  
  He said: “We came here thinking and believing that we could give Newcastle a good game and maybe even make life a little bit difficult for them, but we fell woefully short in that department dais
  
  “The first half was really nowhere near what we’ve been able to do up to now and what I thought we would still do despite the fact that this is a tough ask against such a good team because they are a hard team to defend against dais
  
  “But it didn’t work out and at half-time, we were just looking really at salvaging something from the game and not going away totally and utterly dejected because we’d conceded even more goals than the four we conceded dais
  
  “There’s nothing really positive to say from our point of view dais
  
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