CA Contracts.

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"Pacemen Xavier Bartlett and Nathan Ellis have each landed themselves a lucrative Cricket Australia (CA) contract as part of a 23-man group for a 2024-25 schedule highlighted by a massive home Test series against India.

Bartlett (25) and Ellis (29) are joined by Victoria and Adelaide Strikers blaster Matt Short (27), and WA allrounder Aaron Hardie (25) as the four fresh faces – all internationally capped – on this year's central contract list, which begins after the T20 World Cup in June.

Though not originally offered CA deals for 2023-24, three of that quartet – Ellis, Short and Hardie – earned upgrades throughout the summer and have effectively retained their spots on the contract list.

CA contracted men's players 2024-25: Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Lance Morris, Todd Murphy, Jhye Richardson, Matt Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa.