Hundred auction: Welsh Fire spend big, Coles lands £390k contract Sport Business Welsh Fire were the big spenders in the morning session of The Hundred auction, splashing £540,000 on Joe Root and Jordan Cox. Wicket-keeper-batter Cox – who was the leading run scorer in last year’s Hundred competition – fetched the highest price before the lunch break, being snapped up by the Cardiff-based franchise for £300,000. Former [...]
England call up uncapped batter to replace injured Crawley for Sri Lanka series Crawley has been ruled out of the three-match series, which is due to begin on August 21.