England confirm player availability for The Hundred

England duo Ben Duckett and Jamie Smith will be available for the Birmingham Phoenix following the conclusion of the Test series against West Indies.

The ECB has announced the availability of the England Men’s players, including Captain Ben Stokes who will play in the The Hundred for Northern Superchargers and is set to return for the fixture against Birmingham Phoenix at Edgbaston.

The batters in England Men’s Test squad – Zak Crawley, Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook and Smith – will all be available for their teams in The Hundred immediately after the end of the third Rothesay Test match at Edgbaston, starting on Friday 26 July.

The availability of England Men’s bowlers will be dependent on workload and international selection, but Gus Atkinson, Matthew Potts and Dillon Pennington are all likely to feature in The Hundred from the early rounds. Chris Woakes is expected to be available from Tuesday 6 August.

England Women’s players are available for The Hundred with their summer international commitments finished.

A number of replacement players have also been confirmed, covering England Men’s international selection in the early rounds and injury, as New Zealand pace bowler Tim Southee joins the Phoenix as replacement for Naseem Shah.

Tickets are again selling fast after more than 500,000 attended last year’s competition, including a record 310,000 in the women’s competition. The Hundred’s blend of high-quality sport and entertainment saw 41% of all tickets sold to families, 23% to juniors and 30% to women.

The opening fixture at Edgbaston on Saturday 3 August against Southern Brave has sold over 15,000 tickets and only limited seats are now left.

England Men’s Player Availability and Player Replacements

Birmingham Phoenix

Tim Southee (New Zealand) will replace Naseem Shah for the duration of the competition
Louis Kimber (Leicestershire CCC) will replace Will Smeed for the duration of the competition
Chris Woakes (available from Tuesday 6 August)
Ben Duckett (available after England Men’s third Rothesay Test match v West Indies)
Jamie Smith (available after England Men’s third Rothesay Test match v West Indies)

London Spirit

Deepti Sharma (India) will replace Grace Harris for the duration of the competition
Erin Burns (Australia) will replace Deepti Sharma while she is on international duty
Zak Crawley (available after England Men’s third Rothesay Test match v West Indies)
Ollie Pope (available after England Men’s third Rothesay Test match v West Indies)
Jimmy Neesham (New Zealand) will replace Zak Crawley while he is on international duty
Matthew Taylor (Gloucestershire CCC) will replace Ollie Pope while he is on international duty

Manchester Originals

Bethan Ellis (Central Sparks) will replace Mahika Gaur for the duration of the competition
Kim Garth (Australia) will replace Sophie Molineux for the duration of the competition

Northern Superchargers

Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) will replace Daniel Sams for the duration of the competition
Ben Stokes (available for four games after England Men’s third Rothesay Test match v West Indies)
Dillon Pennington (first appearance tbc depending on workload management)
Matthew Potts (first appearance tbc depending on workload management)

Oval Invincibles

Harrison Ward (Sussex CCC) will replace Gus Atkinson while he is on international duty
Mohammad Amir (Pakistan) will replace Spencer Johnson for Oval Invincibles’ first game on 23 July
Gus Atkinson (first appearance tbc depending on workload management)
Tash Farrant has been withdrawn from the competition

Trent Rockets

Joe Root (available after England Men’s third Rothesay Test match v West Indies)
Riley Meredith (Australia) will replace Joe Root while he is on international duty

Welsh Fire

Beth Langston (Northern Diamonds) will replace Claire Nicholas for the duration of the competition