FLINTOFF JUNIOR ROCKY AMONG NUMBER OF EYE-CATCHING NAMES UP FOR GRABS IN HUNDRED DRAFT

ENGLAND captain Heather Knight, Ashes antagonist David Warner, 42-year-old James Anderson and 16-year-old Rocky Flintoff are among the eye-catching names up for grabs in next week's Hundred draft.

- RORY DOLLARD

More than 800 players have registered to vie for a place in this summer's competition, with the vast majority braced for disappointment next Wednesday, when 39 slots will be filled in the men’s tournament and 29 in the women's edition.

London Spirit did not include Knight on their close-season retention list but are almost certain to use their right-to-match card to retain her in the top £65,000 pay bracket.

That is £135,000 less than the top wage tier for men, a fact Knight reportedly raised at the Professional Cricketers' Association AGM, suggesting this year's widening of the gender pay differential 'looks bad' at a time when greater investment is being poured in to the format.