Overview
- Left-arm spinner Linsey Smith earns her first full central contract, rewarded after a recall that included an ODI five-wicket haul against West Indies.
- Seamer Kate Cross is left off the list after being told in September; the ECB praises her service and says the selection door remains open.
- Ten players receive new one-year deals, with seven others entering the second year of existing contracts.
- Skills contracts go to Em Arlott, Emma Lamb, Ryana Macdonald-Gay and Issy Wong to bridge county and international levels and manage workload.
- In a shift from last year, no new multi-year extensions were issued as Clare Connor underscores a squad focus on winning the T20 World Cup on home soil.