England have kept faith with Essex's rookie international wicket-keeper James Foster, who has won a central contract from the England and Wales Cricket Board. But Foster admitted to knowing that Alec Stewart will still be breathing down his neck for the number one England spot this summer - despite the fact that his was yesterday awarded one of only 11 central contracts handed out. Foster said: "Alec is one of the finest cricketers England has produced and I know he still has ambitions." Essex's England skipper Nasser Hussain leads the list of centrally-contracted players