Usman Khwaja, the prime batsman until last year, had produced some great innings in the Ashes 2019, was forgotten by his own board when it mattered the money. The left-handed batsman missed out as Cricket Australia announced twenty names in their player list for 2020-21. Other notable players to miss out on an annual contract are Marcus Stoinis, Shaun Marsh, Pete Handscomb, Marcus Harris and Nathan Coulter-Nile. Notable inclusions in the list are Mitchell Marsh, Ashton Agar, Joe Burns and veteran wicket-keeper cum middle-order batsman Mathew Wade. The players, who have been issued a contract are yet to know their contract amount, as CA is still under process to finalise an agreeable amount to both parties following the financial crisis.