The Hundred: Full squads revealed as West Indies and Australia stars sign up
West Indies hero Kieron Pollard and Australia captain Meg Lanning are among the international stars who will play in The Hundred this summer after being signed at the draft.
London Spirit signed Windies all-rounder Pollard with the first pick of the draft, also bringing England’s Liam Dawson and Australia’s Riley Meredith to the Lord’s side, who will be coached by Trevor Bayliss following the tragic death of Shane Warne.
World Cup-winning Australians Beth Mooney and Megan Schutt joined the women’s team alongside New Zealand star Amelia Kerr.
England centrally-contracted Test players: Zak Crawley, Mark Wood
Overseas players: Kieron Pollard (West Indies), Glenn Maxwell (Australia), Riley Meredith (Australia)
Rest of squad: Liam Dawson, Eoin Morgan, Jordan Thompson, Mason Crane, Dan Lawrence, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Chris Wood, Adam Rossington, Ravi Bopara, Blake Cullen, Brad Wheal
Women’s squad: Heather Knight, Freya Davies, Charlie Dean, Danielle Gibson, Amara Carr, Naomi Dattani, Grace Scrivens, Alice Monaghan, Beth Mooney (O), Amelia Kerr (O), Megan Schutt (O), Sophie Luff
Welsh Fire snapped up England batter Tammy Beaumont as their women’s team captain and also signed World Cup winners Rachael Haynes and Annabel Sutherland from Australia.
Joe Clarke and Tom Banton join the men’s side along with Australia spinner Adam Zampa and Pakistan bowler Naseem Shah.
England centrally-contracted Test players: Jonny Bairstow, Ollie Pope
Overseas players: Adam Zampa (Australia), David Miller (South Africa), Naseem Shah (Pakistan)
Rest of squad: Joe Clarke, Tom Banton, Ben Duckett, Jake Ball, David Payne, Sam Hain, Leus du Plooy, Matt Critchley, Ryan Higgins, Jacob Bethell, Josh Cobb
Women’s squad: Katie George, Hayley Matthews (O), Claire