- No English franchise has signed David Warner for The Hundred
- The T20 tournament will take place in England from July 23
- Warner, 37, retired from Test and ODI cricket in January
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David Warner’s new life as an international player for hire has been turned upside down after he was overlooked for a place in a top English league.
The 37-year-old was among a host of Australian stars who were not selected by franchises in The Hundred, which sees teams face 100 balls per innings.
Other names to be missed include hard-hitting middle-order hitter Tim David, as well as wicketkeepers Josh Inglis and Matthew Wade.
Warner set his franchise reserve price at just under $200,000, only to be left out of the draft on Thursday morning Australian time.
Other high-profile omissions include Pakistan’s star batter Babar Azam, teammate Mohammad Rizwan, Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews and West Indies’ Sunil Narine.
It was better news for Australians Adam Zampa and Spencer Johnson, who will represent the Oval Invincibles.
David Warner’s new life as a T20 gun for hire has been rocked after he was overlooked for the draft ahead of The Hundred tournament in England later this year.
Warner (pictured with his wife Candice) was among a host of Australian stars who were not picked up, including fellow batsman Tim David and wicketkeeper Josh Inglis.
Warner’s previous struggles in England have been well documented: during four Ashes tours in 18 Tests, he was unable to plunder a century.
The T20 World Cup in the US and Caribbean next June will be Warner’s international swansong – but he is still expected to secure further T20 franchise deals over the next few years, such is his formidable reputation within of the club.
He will line up for Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League starting this weekend – and also featured in the inaugural World T20 in the UAE in January.
It comes as Warner’s wife Candice revealed this week that she gives her millionaire husband a weekly allowance because he is a “huge spender”.
She added that the star cricketer doesn’t even have a banking app on his phone.
Warner shocked the sporting world by announcing his retirement from Test and One Day International cricket in June last year, and played his final Test at the SCG in January.
“I’m pretty conservative, but David is definitely the spender,” she said on The Backstage with Cooper and Matty Johns podcast.
“David has an allowance. That’s a healthy allowance, so don’t think I’m holding him by the balls and he can’t enjoy his life.
Meanwhile, Australian women’s star Ellyse Perry – after recent dynamite performances for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Women’s Premier League – will head to Birmingham Phoenix.
Joining Perry will be former Australia captain Meg Lanning, Belinda Clarke medalist Ash Gardner, batter Beth Mooney and all-rounder Annabel Sutherland.
The 2024 tournament begins with a doubleheader between Oval Invincibles and Birmingham Phoenix on July 23 – with the finals of both competitions on August 18 at Lord’s.