Er. Could someone WhatsApp Chris Gayle and ship him our commiserations…?
Such may be the concept emanating from the ECB this weekend ought to the live draft for Your Hundred of Sunday mirror the first version undertaken by journalists at Lords on Wednesday.
As media clubs road-tested technologies and the laptops to be utilized for the real thing at Sky Studios on Sunday gayle was the chief casualty of the dream draft.
However he wasnt the only player with a top-tier book price of 125k to overlook selection – Lasith Malinga also left by the wayside even though a dire flurry early on to snap up premier bowlers – while at lower cost mounts Shane Watson, Mohammad Amir and Faf du Plessis proved surplus to requirements.
Each media group of two, representing one of the eight teams at The Hundred, needed around 100 seconds to make their staff selections and Trent Rockets – together with the honour of first pick at a pre-drawn sequence – wasted little time at bagging mystery spinner Rashid Khan.
Sky Sports Cricket (Oli Burley along with David Currie) were tasked with building Welsh Fire to a formidable proposal – possibly as one of those great, wonderful grandfathers chiselled a dwelling from the mines and another had formerly been around a stag do in Cardiff.
However, our awareness of affinity to the jet-red outfit boasting icon players Tom Banton and Jonny Bairstow and Colin Ingram climbed as our urge to scupper our competitions by nicking and second-guessing their aims.
The precariousness of this task became evident as Southern Brave, took left-armer Mitchell Starc, number one on our wish-list however, paceman Kagiso Rabada and Kane Williamsons expert services were secured. The subsequent inclusion of Shaheen Afridi offered some crucial collection with Henry Brookes a thrilling potential on the bench.
So Matt Critchley got an early chuckle with Will Beer given the right bounds at Cardiff a factor, choosing two spinners in an XI felt like a luxury. Wicketkeeper Ben Coxs selection may wait till the subsequent rounds, awarded either Banton or even Bairstow may do a job.
Therefore Joe Clarke is on stand-by to measure in at the top of the purchase how much Bairstow will probably be about next summer, as a result of international commitments, is really a moot point.
The pre-ordained positioning of icon players at the draft meant that Welsh Fire did no company in Round 2, the #100k bracket, therefore all we could do was sit and watch because the likes of Quinton de Kock and Imran Tahir moved elsewhere.
But thats the beauty of picking your group instead of in isolation – that you can perform The Hundred site here.
The plans and hopes are far from ensured from coming to fruition, but therein lies the challenge Since Welsh Fires Gary Kirsten and his co-coaches will figure out on Sunday. Itll be compelling watching.
Tom Banton (r/h opening batsman)
Jonny Bairstow (r/h top-order batsman)
Kane Williamson (r/h top-order batsman, overseas)
Colin Ingram (l/h top-order batsman)
Laurie Evans (r/h top-order batsman)
Colin Ackerman (r/h batsman, r/a off-spin)
Samit Patel (r/h batsman, l/a twist )
Liam Plunkett (r/a quick bowler, r/h batsman)
Matt Critchley (r/a leg-spin)
Kagiso Rabada (r/a fast bowler, overseas)
Shaheen Afridi (l/a fast bowler, overseas)
Joe Clarke (r/h batsman)
Ben Cox (wicketkeeper, r/h batsman)
Henry Brookes (r/a fast-medium)
Will Beer (r/a leg-spin)
The Hundred Draft – Live will be shown on Sky Sports Cricket, Sky One Main Event & from 7pm on Sunday.
It will also be accessible through Sky Sports Facebook and YouTube channels, in addition to live on the Sky Sports app and streamed skysports.com.
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