- No English franchises recruited David Warner for The Hundred
- T20 tournament will be staged in England from July 23
- Warner, 37, retired from Test and ODI cricket in January
David Warner’s new life as a global gun for hire has been rocked after he was overlooked for a place in a high-profile English league.
The 37-year-old was among a host of Australian stars who were not picked up by franchises for The Hundred, which sees teams facing 100 balls per innings.
Other names to miss out included hard hitting middle-order batter Tim David, plus wicketkeepers Josh Inglis and Matthew Wade.
Warner set his reserve price for the franchises at just under $200,000, only to be left in the cold during the draft on Thursday morning, Australian time.
Other high-profile omissions were Pakistan star batter Babar Azam, teammate Mohammad Rizwan, Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews and Sunil Narine from the West Indies.
It was better news for Aussies 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 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 – across four Ashes tours in 18 Tests, he was unable to plunder a century.
The T20 World Cup in the USA and Caribbean this June will be Warner’s international swansong – but he is expected to still field other T20 franchise deals for the next few years, such is his fearsome reputation at the crease.
He will line up for the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League starting this weekend – and also played in the inaugural World T20 in the UAE back in January.
It comes as Warner’s wife Candice revealed this week she gives her millionaire husband a weekly allowance as 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 definitely is the spender,’ she said on The Backstage with Cooper and Matty Johns podcast.
‘David has an allowance. It’s a healthy allowance so don’t think I’ve got him by the balls and he can’t enjoy his life.’
Meanwhile, Aussie women’s star Ellyse Perry – on the back of some dynamite recent performances for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Women’s Premier League in India – will turn out for Birmingham Phoenix.
Joining all-rounder Perry will be former Australian captain Meg Lanning, Belinda Clarke medallist Ash Gardner, batter Beth Mooney and all-rounder Annabel Sutherland.
The 2024 tournament begins with a double-header between Oval Invincibles and Birmingham Phoenix on July 23 – with the finals in both competitions on August 18 at Lord’s.
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