Chris Gayle misses out in The Hundred mock draft as Sky Sports picks Welsh Fire squad in warm-up

Er. Could someone WhatsApp Chris Gayle and send him our commiserations…?
Such might be the message gleaned from the ECB this weekend should Sunday draft to Your Hundred mirror that the mock version undertaken by journalists at Lord.
Gayle has been the chief casualty of the dream draft, as societal teams road-tested the notebooks and technology to be used for the true thing in Sky Studios on Sunday.
But he was not the only participant with a top-tier reserve price of #125k to miss out on selection – Lasith Malinga left by the wayside even though a dire flurry early on to snap up premier bowlers – while in reduced cost mounts Shane Watson, Mohammad Amir and Faf du Plessis revealed surplus to requirements.
Each media group of 2, representing one of the eight teams in The Hundred, had around 100 seconds to create their group selections and Trent Rockets – with the honor of first select in a pre-drawn sequence – wasted time at bagging mystery spinner Rashid Khan.
Sky Sports Cricket (Oli Burley and David Currie) were tasked with constructing Welsh Fire into a formidable proposition – presumably as one of the great, fantastic grandfathers chiselled a dwelling from the plantations and another had once been on a stag do in Cardiff.
Oddly, though, our sense of affinity into the jet-red outfit already boasting Jonny Bairstow and neighborhood star players Tom Banton and Colin Ingram climbed as our urge to scupper our competitions by nicking and second-guessing their targets.
The precariousness of the task became evident as left-armer Mitchell Starc was obtained by Southern Brave but the expert services of paceman Kagiso Rabada and Kane Williamson were immediately procured. The later addition of Shaheen Afridi offered a thrilling potential on the bench to some crucial variety with Henry Brookes.
Given the short boundaries at Cardiff a factor, picking two spinners in an XI felt like a luxury so Matt Critchley acquired an early chuckle with Will Beer. The choice of wicketkeeper Ben Cox could also wait till the subsequent rounds, given either Banton or Bairstow could do a job.
Therefore Joe Clarke is to step in on top of the purchase, Bairstow will be about next summer, as a result of international commitments, is really a moot point.
The placement of superstar players at the draft supposed that Welsh Fire did no business in Round 2 therefore all we could do was observe as the likes of Quinton de Kock and sit and Imran Tahir moved elsewhere.
But that is the beauty of choosing your team as opposed to in isolation – that you can do The Hundred website here.
Since Welsh Fires Gary Kirsten and his co-coaches will find out on Sunday, the best-laid plans and hopes are far from ensured from coming to fruition, but there lies the battle. It will 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 fast bowler, r/h batsman)
Matt Critchley (r/a leg-spin)
Kagiso Rabada (r/a quick 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)
Can Beer (r/a leg-spin)
The Hundred Draft – Live will be displayed on Sunday on Sky Sports Cricket, Sky One Main Event & from 7pm.
It will also be available via Sky Sports Facebook and YouTube channels, as well as reside on the Sky Sports app and streamed skysports.com.

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