Both and Rocky Flintoff went unsold in the Hundred Draft - but Australian icon has found a team.

Anderson, who'll be 43 once the this year's tournament starts in August, nearly six years after his last white-ball match. But the bowling legend, who was last summer, recently signed a and wants to extend his extraordinary career in the and T20 matches, notably trying and failing to play in this year's .

At the other end of the spectrum, 16-year-old Flintoff, son ex-England hero , who , wanted to make his name in the 100-ball format. The teenager is the youngest ever player to appear for and the youngest to score a century for England under-19s.

Unfortunately for both Anderson and Flintoff, they won't appear in this year's Hundred after missing out on Wednesday. The headline from the draft was 38-year-old Warner joining London Spirit for £120,000, marking the first time that the former batter - who retired from international last year - has played in the Hundred.

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"Any competition with David Warner in it, benefits," , who captained Oval Invincibles to back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024, told .

"He is box office, it's very different playing with him to playing against him! But I've learned a huge amount from him as a player and in terms of leadership. I can't speak highly enough of him."

Joining Warner at Spirit will be England all-rounder , as he was signed in the highest price bracket of £200,000. Leaving Spirit is England Test batter Zak Crawley, who's moved to Superchargers.

Manchester Originals selected star Rachin Ravindra, who was player of the tournament at the recent Champions Trophy, and spinner Noor Ahmad. Among the other highest-paid players, Southern Brave picked up New Zealand all-rounder Michael Bracewell and ex-England seam bowler joined Trent Rockets.

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Brave added Reece Topley to their exciting bowling attack, with fellow pacers , Tymal Mills and also in their ranks. , England's opening batter from their 2019 win, was snubbed for the second year in a row.

There'll be a further wildcard draft in May, where all teams can sign players from the domestic circuit. This year's Hundred begins on August 5 before the final at Lord's on August 31.

The 2025 tournament is expected to be a year of transition after the ECB invited private investors into the competition ahead of a revamp in 2026. The decided to sell its 49 percent stake in each team and the eight host clubs had the choice whether to sell some, all or none of their 51 percent stakes.

The sale was successful, with all eight teams finding an investor. They've committed to a minimum five-year period, running through to the end of 2030.