The Hundred: Domestic and international stars retained for 2022 competition

The Hundred men's and women's teams have announced which players they have retained for the 2022 competition.

England men's Test players on a central contract, including Joe Root (Trent Rockets) and Ben Stokes (Northern Superchargers), have all been retained.

Jofra Archer is set to feature for the first time for champions Southern Brave, depending on his fitness.

Ellyse Perry (Birmingham Phoenix) and Alyssa Healy (Superchargers) are set to play in the women's competition.

The Australia stars had to withdraw from last year's tournament because of Covid-19 travel restrictions.

Smriti Mandhana will head back to the Brave and Jemimah Rodrigues returns to the Superchargers following approval by the Indian cricket board (BCCI) for its players to take part in the women's competition.

In total, more than 150 players in both the men's and women's competitions have been retained.

There was no limit on the number of players the women's teams could retain from last year, while men's teams were permitted to keep up to 10 players as well as at least one England Test contracted player.

Men's players who have not be retained will go into The Hundred draft on 30 March.

The draft will be conducted in reverse order of the 2021 finishing positions, with London Spirit getting the first pick.

Women's players who have not been retained are now free to be signed by other franchises and those signings, both domestic and overseas, will also be announced on 30 March.

Both men's and women's sides will be able to sign a fourth overseas player in a wildcard draft in June, but can only field three overseas players in a starting XI when the tournament begins.

In the men's competition, Quinton de Kock, David Warner, Kane Williamson, Nicholas Pooran, Kagiso