Cricket Australia has announced a fresh 24-player national men's contract list for 2023/24.
The expanded list features exciting young spinner Todd Murphy along with a number of new fast bowlers, including the un-capped Lance Morris.
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Todd Murphy, Lance Morris among new Cricket Australia contract recipients
An expanded list for 2023/24 has seen 24 Australian men's cricket players earn contracts ahead of the Ashes and ODI World Cup.
Off the back of his stunning performances in India, promising spinner Todd Murphy has received a contract.
Sean Abbott - who was also previously upgraded - joins Murphy on the list.
Marcus Harris, Lance Morris, Michael Neser and Jhye Richardson have all been handed new contracts too.
A number of players have also missed out on contracts for 2023/24.
Peter Handscomb, Matthew Kuhnemann, Matthew Renshaw and Matthew Wade have all not been handed a fresh contract despite receiving upgrades last year.
Mitchell Swepson has also not received a contract.
Selection chair George Bailey explained the thinking behind the contract selections.
“There has been some outstanding individual and team performances through the past 12 months. Equally, we have been extremely impressed with the emergence of some players who are knocking on the door of Australian selection across all three formats," Bailey's statement read.
“Two huge challenges in the Test arena in The World Test Championship and the Ashes are on our doorstep followed soon after by the ICC One-Day World Cup.
“We have chosen a group of players we expect will form the majority of those two campaigns and we know that we will need a squad mentality to achieve success."
How much does the Australian men's cricket team get paid?
Men's cricket contracts have risen by 7.5 per cent this year off the back of a new memorandum of understanding (MOU).
This means that the average retainer is now $951,000.
According to cricket.com.au, the top contract-earner is set to make more than $3 million a year, with the minimum retainer likely worth $367,000 before tour payments and match fees.
Full Cricket Australia men's contract list 2023/24
| Sean Abbott (NSW/Parramatta District Cricket Club) | Ashton Agar (WA/University Cricket Club) |
| Scott Boland (VIC/Frankston Peninsula Cricket Club) | Alex Carey (SA/Glenelg Cricket Club) |
| Pat Cummins (NSW/Penrith Cricket Club) | Cameron Green (WA/Subiaco-Floreat Cricket Club) |
| Marcus Harris (VIC/St Kilda Cricket Club) | Josh Hazlewood (NSW/St George Cricket Club) |
| Travis Head (SA/Tea Tree Gully Cricket Club) | Josh Inglis (WA/Joondalup Cricket Club) |
| Usman Khawaja (QLD/Valley District Cricket Club) | Marnus Labuschagne (QLD/Redlands Cricket Club) |
| Nathan Lyon (NSW/Northern District Cricket Club) | Mitchell Marsh (WA/Fremantle Cricket Club) |
| Glenn Maxwell (VIC/Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club) | Lance Morris (WA/Scarborough Cricket Club) |
| Todd Murphy (VIC/St Kilda Cricket Club) | Michael Neser (QLD/Gold Coast District Cricket Club) |
| Jhye Richardson (WA/Fremantle Cricket Club) | Steve Smith (NSW/Sutherland Cricket Club) |
| Mitchell Starc (NSW/Manly Warringah Cricket Club) | Marcus Stoinis (WA/Subiaco Floreat Cricket Club) |
| David Warner (NSW/Randwick Petersham Cricket Club) | Adam Zampa (NSW/Sutherland Cricket Club) |
