in the women's competition, meg lanning, the former australia skipper, has been picked up for the top000 to play for the london spirit. england wicketkeeper amyjones seeing a price increase to play for the birmingham phoenix, again for the top price bracket. but as much as today is about those players that get selected, it's also about those that miss out. and one real shock in the men's tournament is david warner, the former australia opener, not selected his reserve price of £100,000. no side wanted him and have looked elsewhere. one of the coaches involved in this year's tournament is the former england all—rounder andrew flintoff. he got the first pick for the northern superchargers, where he's coach and went for nicholas pooran, the west indies wicket keeper. seen as a big hitting player that can dominate and show what he can do in front of what we expect will be good crowds. it's a tournament that has cut through up against the olympic games this summer and test cricket. so the pressure will be on to continue the momentum. but certainly with the squads that have been selected, p

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