The Hundred

[Neptune]

Livingstone is ridiculously good, he has to make the first 11 of the English t20i side

 

[wasteyouryouth]

This is great news.

One good thing that came from The Hundred was I start watching a lot more women's cricket. So I'm very happy to see some increases in pay.

ECB doubles Women's Hundred salaries for 2022 edition

Payment bands for female players next season will range from £7500 to £31,250

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[wasteyouryouth]

The Draft for 2022 takes place today - behind closed doors

 

[Ed Smith]

The Draft for 2022 takes place today - behind closed doors

Well doesn't that sound bent

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Well doesn't that sound bent

I'm sure they'll be sat in a room studying the crucial data points like who has the most Twitter followers in India.

 

[Ed Smith]

I'm sure they'll be sat in a room studying the crucial data points like who has the most Twitter followers in India.

The live draft was the best/worst bit last time. Was really looking forward to it

 

[wasteyouryouth]

The live draft was the best/worst bit last time. Was really looking forward to it

Yeah me too, I was sure I'd read they were gonna do it again. Maybe someone burned the sets or they are on loan to some crappy daytime quiz show.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

The players are being announced, one by one, with silly videos 24 hours after the fact. It's basically what I did for the SDS Shield.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Yorkshire is no longer racist

 

[wasteyouryouth]

The Hundred 2022 - see the finalised squads in full

Find out who is drafted by each team in The Hundred for the 2022 season.

www.bbc.co.uk

Birmingham Phoenix, who I have supported all my life, have underwhelmed by signing Kane Richardson and Matthew Wade.

Although this is an exciting XI

Smeed
Wade
Livingstone
Moeen
Benjamin
Howell
Woakes
Milne
Stone
Richardson
Jack Leach

 

[Ed Smith]

Surely the live draft was better than this

 

[Aislabie]

Kane Richardson

 

[Aislabie]

As a result of moving house a couple of times recently, I have left behind my lifelong associations with the Welsh Fire and the *checks notes about who "represents" Northants* London Spirit, and I shall now be a Trent Rockets fan for the rest of my days. Go Team Skips!

1. Alex Hales
2. Tom Kohler-Cadmore
3. Dawid Malan
4. Colin Munro
5. Ian Cockbain
6. Tom Moores
7. Lewis Gregory
8. Samit Patel
9. Rashid Khan
10. Marchant de Lange
11. Matt Carter

Okay that is a stacked XI though

 

[wasteyouryouth]

£60,000 reserve price
Sean Abbott
Finn Allen
Shimron Hetmyer
Sandeep Lamichhane
Aiden Markram
Andile Phehlukwayo
Glenn Phillips
Kane Richardson
Mitchell Santner
Odean Smith
Will Young
Adam Zampa

I understand some might not be available cause of clashes at some point but at this price there's so many better options.

Finn Allen and Smeed were the foundation of the attacking style last season. Shimron is a good finisher and either one of the leg spinners ahead of Jack

Spoiler

TWO T20 MATCHES IN HIS CAREER BUT HE HAS A CENTRAL CONTRACT AND SOMEHOW ENDS UP AT BIRMINGHAM

Leach.

 

[Aislabie]

Odean Smith

The only choice