Full list of CA contracted players for 2023-24: Murphy earn maiden contract, Wade dropped, Bancroft ignored

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The inclusion of Todd Murphy, the heir apparent of off-spinner Nathan Lyon, and the exclusion of Matthew Wade are the major highlights from Cricket Australia's (CA) new expanded 24-player national men's contract list which was announced on Thursday.

Murphy, 22, picked 14 wickets in four matches and was mighty impressive during Australia's India tour for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2023. Keeping in mind the upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) final, the Ashes in England and the ODI World Cup - four additional fast bowlers have been included.

The selection panel led by former captain George Bailey has taken up the four additional contract spots under the new Memorandum of Understanding announced earlier this week. Sean Abbott, Lance Morris, Michael Neser and Jhye Richardson have all earned contracts.

CA contracted players for 2023-24 major highlights

Off-spinner Todd Murphy gets his maiden national contract

Senior wicketkeeper-batter Matthew Wade dropped from the central contracts list

Opener Marcus Harris returns, signalling that he can be selected ahead of David Warner for the WTC final and The Ashes 2023

Matthew Renshaw and Peter Handscomb - part of Australian squad for Border-Gavaskar Trophy - miss out

Retired captain Aaron Finch dropped from the list

Mitchell Swepson also dropped off the contract list from last year

Matthew Kuhnemann who played three Tests in BGT 2023 also overlooked

Cameron Bancroft ignored despite a brilliant Sheffield Shield season which saw him score 945 runs at an average of 59.06.

How much will the contracted Australia player earn in 2023-24?

According to the report in Cricket.com.au men's contracts have risen 7.5 per cent this year under the new MOU, to an average retainer of $951,000.

That means that the top contract is likely to earn more than $3m (Rs 16.43 crore approximately) over the 12 months while the minimum retainer is worth $367,000 before any tour payments and match fees.

Australia cricket calendar in 2023

Australia play India in their first ever WTC from June 7 at The Oval in London. They then face England in the Ashes 2023. After the Ashes, the Pat Cummins-led side will head to South Africa for white-ball games in September, with white-ball series in India either side of the ODI World Cup.

Australia host Pakistan and the West Indies for Tests next summer, before white-ball matches against the Caribbean side. They are also scheduled to play a Test and T20I series against New Zealand.

Australia contracted players for 2023-24 season: Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Lance Morris, Todd Murphy, Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa