Big-hitting West Indians were all the rage and pugnacious 30-something openers very much out of fashion as the Hundred draft ended with Jason Roy and David Warner among the high-profile players to go unclaimed.
Roy followed a dismal average of 8.50 in 2022 with a figure of 17.11 last year, prompting Oval Invincibles to opt against retaining him, and with his participation in the tournament likely to be affected by his commitment to Major League Cricket in the US no other side considered him worth the risk. Warner had been signed by Southern Brave before the inaugural Hundred season in 2021 but after pulling out of that tournament went unsold in 2022 and proved no more popular on this occasion.
