The Cricket Thread
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Another impressive win for Zimbabwe. They should not be underestimated by India, SA or WI. The pressure will be on these 3 to beat them.
The auction list has now been submitted. Interesting that Smeed is in the lowest price category - can see a huge bidding war for him. If not that could be a huge bargain for someone. Same with countless others TBH. There are some very good players in the 31k category.
Given that each men's squad must contain 16 to 18 players, which includes the four pre-signed players and the two wildcard signings, that means each side will be recruiting 10 to 12 players in the auction (including two overseas players each).
Of the total £2.05m per team, £950,000 is allocated to the four pre-signed players and £62,000 to the two wildcard signings. So that leaves £1.038m for the auction. My guess is teams will spend roughly £700,000 on four elite-level players each, about £200,000 on the remaining three players for their intended starting XI, and then the balance (eg £138,000) on either three or four more players.
In terms of those elite players, my dream scenario might be something like Vince, Cox, an international opener (any of QDK, Markram, Rickleton or Allen would be good) and Narine. But I think it might be a stretch to get all of them without blowing our purse to pieces. Cox in particular I suspect will fetch big money.
If any side can get their hands on a decent number of the "second tier" English players, they will be well placed to succeed. The guys who haven't made it as England players, but are clearly very good white ball players. The likes of TKC, Payne, COverton, Smeed, Sowter, Currie etc.
Of the total £2.05m per team, £950,000 is allocated to the four pre-signed players and £62,000 to the two wildcard signings. So that leaves £1.038m for the auction. My guess is teams will spend roughly £700,000 on four elite-level players each, about £200,000 on the remaining three players for their intended starting XI, and then the balance (eg £138,000) on either three or four more players.
In terms of those elite players, my dream scenario might be something like Vince, Cox, an international opener (any of QDK, Markram, Rickleton or Allen would be good) and Narine. But I think it might be a stretch to get all of them without blowing our purse to pieces. Cox in particular I suspect will fetch big money.
If any side can get their hands on a decent number of the "second tier" English players, they will be well placed to succeed. The guys who haven't made it as England players, but are clearly very good white ball players. The likes of TKC, Payne, COverton, Smeed, Sowter, Currie etc.
Dropping Buttler down the order would be a big call, but I think England should be seriously considering it.
