Bashir and Pope given new England contracts

England have renewed the central contracts of Ollie Pope and Shoaib Bashir for one year despite the duo dropping out of the Test XI but Zak Crawley's expiring deal has not been extended. A total of 39 players are now under contract with Ollie Robinson, uncapped fellow seamer Henry Crocombe and Crawley's replacement as opener in the Test side, Emilio Gay , among eight previously uncontracted players to be rewarded with full deals.