Roy Gets Late Hundred Deal As Wildcard Draft Looms

Former England opener Jason Roy has signed a precocious woody to play successful The Hundred aft initially failing to unafraid a statement astatine this year's draft.

Roy, 34, will play for Southern Brave arsenic an wounded replacement for South Africa batter Faf du Plessis.

It comes aft Roy recovered shape successful nan T20 Blast complete caller weeks pinch 3 scores complete 50 successful 10 matches for Surrey astatine an mean of 30.10.

Roy played 3 seasons pinch Oval Invincibles but was released aft a difficult play successful 2023 during which he averaged 17.11.

The 2019 World Cup-winner was dropped from England's 2023 World Cup squad later that summertime and has not played an world since.

Having been signed by Northern Superchargers past twelvemonth only to miss nan tourney done injury, Roy went unsold astatine nan auction successful March.

His signing comes earlier Tuesday's 'wildcard draft', astatine which nan 8 men's and women's franchises will capable nan last 2 places successful their squads.

The wildcard picks will beryllium home players, pinch caller shape successful nan T20 Blast expected to beryllium rewarded.

The astir intriguing determination will beryllium whether immoderate of nan men's franchises opt to motion seasoned bowler James Anderson.

After retiring from world work past twelvemonth and playing successful nan T20 format for nan first clip successful 11 years, England's grounds wicket-taker has taken 13 wickets successful six Blast matches for Lancashire this season.

Northamptonshires eamer Ben Sanderson, 36, is nan joint-highest wicket-taker successful nan Blast this play but does not person a Hundred deal.

Another presently without a woody is Hampshire's 23-year-old wicketkeeper Tom Albert, who scored 98 not retired against Glamorgan connected Sunday and is 3rd connected nan database of astir runs.

Seventeen-year-old Rocky Flintoff, boy of legendary erstwhile England all-rounder Andrew, will besides dream to beryllium picked up, having scored 107 for England Under-19s past week.

Trent Rockets person nan first prime successful nan men's wildcard draught while Southern Brave will person first chance successful nan women's. The draught takes spot connected Tuesday from 09:00 BST.