Gary Ballance misses out on ECB central contract as Eoin Morgan and Mark Wood pen international deals

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The ECB have dished out their central contracts for the coming year
Usual suspects given fresh deals but Gary Ballance misses out
Chris Jordan and Chris Woakes also handed incremental contracts

Published: 06:24 EST, 23 September 2015 | Updated: 07:38 EST, 23 September 2015

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England fast bowler Mark Wood has been awarded a central contract following his impressive performances against New Zealand and Australia this year.

The 25-year-old took 19 wickets in six Test matches and bowled Australia's Nathan Lyon at Trent Bridge to seal England's Ashes victory.

But former England No 3 batsman Gary Ballance has missed out on a full deal after being dropped following a poor start to the summer.

One-day and Twenty20 captain Eoin Morgan was also added to the nine players who were already on central contracts.

Gary Ballance has only been handed an incremental contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board

One-day captain Eoin Morgan has been handed a central contract by the ECB

Mark Wood (pictured during the Ashes in August) has also penned a permanent deal internationally

Prime Minister David Cameron spent an afternoon this week sharing his Ashes memories with Alastair Cook

CENTRAL CONTRACTS

Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Ian Bell, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler, Alastair Cook, Steven Finn, Eoin Morgan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Mark Wood

'We congratulate Mark Wood on winning a central contract for the first time,' England cricket director Andrew Strauss said in an England and Wales Cricket Board statement on Wednesday.

'This award reflects his excellent performances for England this summer and our expectation that he will have a role to play in all three formats of the international game over the next 12 months.

'Eoin Morgan's award reflects his status as captain of our limited overs teams and the wider importance we place on white-ball cricket as we prepare for a busy period of T20 and one-day International cricket over the next 12 months including the World T20 tournament in India next year.'

A further eight players have been awarded incremental contracts: Jonny Bairstow, Gary Ballance, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Chris Woakes, James Taylor.