Unofficial podcast about
@TheHundred
. We love new ball specialists, part time off spin and seven hour hikes through the Brecon Beacons with Gary Kirsten
𝙒𝙀𝙇𝙎𝙃 𝙁𝙄𝙍𝙀 𝙈𝙀𝙉'𝙎 𝙎𝙄𝙂𝙉𝙄𝙉𝙂𝙎
Joe Clarke (£125k)
Tom Banton (£125k)
Adam Zampa (£100k)
David Miller (£75k)
Naseem Shah (£60k)
Sam Hain (£50k)
Jacob Bethell (£30k)
Usama Mir is a box office cricketer. Crucial fast runs here and he’ll bowl some excellent leggies later on.
No need for the Originals to make the Hasaranga mistake again next year. Mir is a baller and should stick with them.
Right, that was a lot. We're recording a post-draft debrief podcast tonight which should be with you in the morning.
Drop your thoughts and questions below and we'll get to as many as we can...
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There has to be a better way of accommodating rain-affected double headers than consistently abandoning the women’s matches while the men’s game is played in full. The women’s comp has been disproportionately affected by rain and there needs to be a rethink on this for next year
WHAT AN INNINGS 🤯
The Superchargers had no business winning from 19-4 but that innings from Jemimah Rodrigues (93*) was masterful 👑
@Farrardise
- “This is why we’re so excited the Indian stars are playing in The Hundred. A genuine classic from Rodrigues.”
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this is not quite of the same genre but regardless -
Daniel Radcliffe hanging out with Geraint Jones pitchside in the middle of the 2008 Twenty20 Cup final. As you do
Has to be mentioned tonight. I don’t think there’s a better pound for pound white ball captain than Moeen Ali in English cricket.
Consistently performs miracles like this with the pressure on. In the Blast and now in The Hundred. Deserves a lot of credit.
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A shame that one of the commentators has to resort to openly asking the other if xyz player can bat, particularly when most of the players in question are international cricketers… you should actually know about women’s cricket if you’re paid to commentate on it!
As per
@mroller98
's update, the men's Hundred wildcard picks are in!
⚫️ John Turner first overall to Rockets
⚫️ Muyeye, Holden, Chohan all get maiden call-ups
⚫️ Matt Parkinson and Jake Lintott unselected again
Your thoughts?
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🚨 MOCK DRAFT TIME 🚨
🫡 Behold, our men’s mock draft results!
Like what we’ve done? Or do you think we’ve made a right mess of your favourite team? Let us know!
Final mocks are here!
Incredibly delayed by last minute draft list changes which threatened to annihilate our plans, but we got there in the end!
What do make of these?
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Here's how the Northern Superchargers and the Manchester Originals will be lining up this summer!
What do you make of their sides? 🤔
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Men’s Replacements:
Rockets
Rashid ➡️ Sodhi (partial)
Oval
Klaasen ➡️ Neesham (partial)
Brave
David ➡️ Santner (partial)
Phoenix
Shadab ➡️ T Sangha (partial)
Originals
Little ➡️ Zaman Khan (partial)
Klaassen ➡️ Raine
Fire
Pope ➡️ Ben Green
Spirit
Stone ➡️ Worrall
Given some of the injuries to quick bowlers this summer, wonder if Chris Sole will get himself a Hundred gig as a replacement player?
Bowled heat in the qualifiers, could be an interesting option for a few teams...
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A lot to unpack here - and we'll be reacting to both women's and men's selections in depth soon!
However: Shadab Khan's retention at Phoenix is an utterly crazy bit of work. Wow.
Think it's fair to say there's a few availability concerns for the first week of the men's Hundred - so here's each team as things stand.
Test, MLC + injured players all excluded, though some may make it depending on circumstances.
Superchargers are, erm, interesting.
If Max Holden isn���t playing overseas franchise cricket this winter I’ll eat my hat. Leftie who strikes at 180+ v both spin and pace this season, what’s not to like. Serious player
Now the wildcards are in, let's take a look at how the mens sides are shaping up a month out from the tournament.
Birmingham Phoenix have just added Henry Brookes and Jacob Bethell to their squad - how do you rate their chances this year?
𝙈𝘼𝙉𝘾𝙃𝙀𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙍 𝙊𝙍𝙄𝙂𝙄𝙉𝘼𝙇𝙎 𝙈𝙀𝙉'𝙎 𝙎𝙄𝙂𝙉𝙄𝙉𝙂𝙎
Andre Russell (£125k)
Laurie Evans (£125k)
Wanindu Hasaranga (£100k)
Daniel Worrall (£75k)
Sean Abbott (£60k)
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Could be wrong but it seems like Northern Superchargers are using their bench players as ball boys, presumably to keep within the time limit. At least one player patrolling the boundary, sprinting after anything near the dugout. A very unexpected tactical development
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Dan Worrall: 10 balls 0 runs conceded. He’s a hugely improved white ball operator these days. Really showing the value of phase specialists in The Hundred.
The men's wildcard draft - where each Hundred side will be adding two more players to their squad - is coming soon!
If you're curious who might be in the mix to get picked up, then keep reading. Below are our ones to watch! 👇
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#wildcardwatch
Here's how the men's squads are shaping up, with just one more pick each to be made in July's domestic wildcard draft.
Who are you backing?
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Have to shout out Max Holden here - he’s a hugely improved T20 cricketer and the way he’s hitting Shaheen in this form to the ropes is all the proof you need of that. He’s a proper player. Keep your eyes on him this season.
Superchargers have confirmed Ben Stokes has linked up with them; Phoenix too have posted footage of Jamie Smith with the team. Expecting both to play tomorrow - should be a corker
Reminder that Smeed did actually have a really good Blast this year, regardless of what you might have heard from some lazy pundits. Strong PSL, good Hundred last year and he's really improved on some weaknesses in his game recently.
Lads going to be a superstar.
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Ben Stokes possibly - but not confirmed as far as I can see - to be playing for Superchargers tonight.
No word on Gus Atkinson for Oval, and no word on Jamie Smith for Phoenix tomorrow. Better comms from the ECB surrounding marquee player availability is much needed
Some great picks here - delighted for Matt Parkinson, who is thoroughly deserving of this opportunity. Pat Brown has had some tough times recently but is a bowler with a very high ceiling and a lot of potential. Excited to see how they get on
#PSL7
Mike Hussey has said he'd like to bring in some Welsh/Glamorgan players to the Welsh Fire if the opportunity presents itself 🏴
Who would you target if you went down that road?
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This tournament is pumping out banger after banger. Fantastic game of cricket.
That Ross Whiteley save might be the greatest bit of fielding of all time. Elite cricket in primetime
Lots of big takeaways from The Hundred so far. The main one...
A gun new ball wicket-taker is a must have for every team. 100% neede to counter the elite top order batting we're seeing game in game out.
Wood, Topley, Shaheen, even Dan Worrall has looked good.
Dan Lawrence has been underrated in white ball cricket for some time but he’s stepped up to another level this season and this knock is demonstrating that perfectly. He’s so good against both pace and spin, and can access all areas of the ground. So much to like
this is why Phoenix men feel like they don’t need a specialist frontline spinner - Dan Mousley is increasingly becoming one, more and more. A serious prospect
Hasn’t been formally announced but looks like Chris Wood is with Birmingham Phoenix - he’s in their kit on their latest Instagram reel!
Assuming he’s in as temporary cover for one of Woakes, Duckett and Smith.
Will Smeed take a bow. What a player, what a knock. We’ve been hyping him up all season and we will never stop hyping him up. Smeed Summer is here
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The two best teams in the tournament win the two finals. Fitting ends to a very good Hundred in 2023.
Excited to visit the Jimmy Neesham stand and the Tom Curran statue on our next visit to the Oval
Superchargers fans can rest slightly easier - it seems like the Men have finally got something of a workable eleven together, as things stand.
Still a pretty makeshift side.
But it's a team of eleven, which is more than you could have said yesterday. Progress, I guess?
As this massacre of the Derby attack continues...
None of Dan Moriarty, Scott Currie, Jack Shutt, Gus Atkinson, Nathan Sowter, Max Waller and Blake Cullen are in their respective sides currently.
Player distribution is the biggest threat to Blast competitiveness right now.
Two more temporary replacements for the first fixture just in!
🚀 Chris Green covers for Rashid Khan at Trent Rockets
🏴 Josh Little covers for Haris Rauf at Welsh Fire
New podcast with
@SAAdvantage
out now!
We talk to Dan about his work with the Birmingham Phoenix, and how they approached building one of the tournament's strongest squads 🏏
Listen 👇
Benny Howell represents superb value in the
#IPLAuction
at 40 lakh. A true one of a kind bowler with superb economy rates throughout his career, and a more than useful death hitter too. Maybe now is finally his (well-deserved) chance?
Adam Milne bowling in-swinging rockets 16 deliveries into the innings. Chris Woakes hooping it all over before that.
This white ball is moving in England, and short form cricket is much better for it.
Worth mentioning - Superchargers men currently only have 7 players guaranteed to be available for their opening game:
MLC: Roy, Short, Pooran, Santner
England: Potts, Brook, Stokes, Pennington
Injured: Topley
None of these have replacements confirmed to our knowledge.
📣 Pod alert!
We’re recording with Birmingham Phoenix data insights manager and strategist
@SAAdvantage
in a couple of days.
Any questions you want us to ask Dan?
Let us know below 👇
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Welsh Fire effectively eliminated tonight. It’s bad enough being 0-4, but what’s even worse is their complete lack of identity halfway into their second season.
There is no sense of who exactly they are trying to be.
How long does Kirsten have left?
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2/16 off 4 overs is a great return for a seamer in any t20 game, but when it comes in the highest scoring innings ever, it’s seriously good. Well bowled George Scrimshaw.
#Blast22
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🇿🇦 Brevis and Stubbs up for grabs
🌏 Qais, Hetmyer, Allen, Lewis, Tahir all available
1⃣ Invincibles first men's pick, Fire first women's pick
@mroller98
has all this and more ⬇️
5️⃣ days until Northern Superchargers men play their first game and still no word on availability of their two Test seamers Pennington and Potts, nor potentially injured Topley and Hose, nor the MLC 4 of Santner, Pooran, Short and Roy. No replacements named for any yet. Crazy
Luke Wood is having a proper breakout season in the Hundred this year. Swing, pace, proper Yorker and short ball.
With the injuries mounting up, he’s pushing for a T20I berth surely?
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Craig Overton has become an exceptional new ball operator in T20 cricket across the last few years - yet another demonstration of the value of powerplay specialists in the Hundred
Well that certainly happened. Some initial thoughts...
🔥 Welsh Fire Won The Draft
🚄 Freya Davies is great value in Round 6
👻 Spirit don't need a Seam Attack it seems
❌ Cross to NS is a massive coup
🚀 Kaur to the Rockets is a blast
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Utterly dominant from Southern Brave today. The best side in the tournament through the first three years, finally get to lift the trophy.
Full credit to Charlotte Edwards for three excellent seasons on the bounce.