GRAEME Swann and Samit Patel have been named alongside Ryan Sidebottom and Stuart Broad in the England squad to compete for $20m in the Stanford Super Series.

Broad and Sidebottom, who have been awarded 12-month central contracts running from October 1, 2008, will join the spin-bowling all-rounders for the tournament in Antigua and for England's One Day International Series in India.

Swann and Patel are among seven players awarded England increment contracts and will receive a one-off fee from the ECB on top of their domestic contracts.

"The increment contracts given to Samit and Graeme indicate a great opportunity for them to be more closely involved with England," said Notts director of cricket Mick Newell.

"Out of this country, there's an opportunity for England to play two spinners in one-day cricket and it makes for healthy competition if they only pick one

"There's a sense of pride for the whole club because Samit has come through from our Under 11s. It's always nice to have a player in the England team but when a boy comes through and learns all of his cricket here it's even better.

"Stuart's been involved in six out of seven Test matches this year and it makes sense that England should take control of his workload and pay his wages.

"Ryan's working on a fitness programme and he's hoping to play as much cricket as he can for England this winter."

Former Test captain Michael Vaughan has also been awarded a central contract but Matthew Hoggard has been omitted following Broad's arrival on the international stage.

"I am delighted that Stuart Broad has won an England central contract for the first time," said National Selector Geoff Miller. Stuart has made rapid progress over the past year and adapted extremely well to the challenges of both Test and One-Day International cricket.

"The selectors would like to congratulate the team on an outstanding performance in beating such a talented one-day side as South Africa so comprehensively.

"It bodes extremely well for the tough challenges that lie ahead this winter and is reflected in our decision to retain the bulk of the squad from this summer's NatWest Series for both The Stanford Super Series and the tour of India."

Nottinghamshire will continue to receive a performance-related fee payment to reward the development of players that play for England.

Central contracts: JM Anderson, IR Bell, SCJ Broad, PD Collingwood, AN Cook, A Flintoff, SJ Harmison, MS Panesar, KP Pietersen, RJ Sidebottom, AJ Strauss, MP Vaughan.

Increment contracts: T Ambrose, R Bopara, M Prior, O Shah, L Wright, G Swann, S Patel.

England's 15-man squad for the Stanford Series and seven one-day internationals against India: KP Pietersen, JM Anderson, IR Bell, RS Bopara, SCJ Broad, PD Collingwood, AN Cook, A Flintoff, SJ Harmison, SR Patel MJ Prior, OS Shah, GP Swann, RJ Sidebottom, LJ Wright.