Key events<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n 15m ago<\/p>\n Squads as they stand<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 49m ago<\/p>\n Lucy Higham joins London Spirit for \u00a315,000<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 50m ago<\/p>\n Samantha Bates, Rebecca Tyson and Amanda-Jade Wellington and are unsold<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 52m ago<\/p>\n Hannah Baker moves to Sunrisers for \u00a318,000<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 53m ago<\/p>\n Alice Davidson-Richards joins MI London for \u00a330,000<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 55m ago<\/p>\n Shree Charani is unsold.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 1h ago<\/p>\n Nicola Carey joins MI London \u00a395,000<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 1h ago<\/p>\n Mady Villiers joins Manchester SuperGiants for \u00a345,000<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 1h ago<\/p>\n Em Arlott joins Welsh Fire for \u00a3110,000<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 1h ago<\/p>\n Grace Scivens joins the Supergiants for \u00a340,000<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 1h ago<\/p>\n Paige Scholfield joins Manchester Super Giants for \u00a3115,000<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 1h ago<\/p>\n Eve Jones and Sune Luus unsold<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 1h ago<\/p>\n Hollie Armitage joins MI London for \u00a327,500<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n Seren Smale joins London Spirit \u00a315,000<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n Yastika Bhatia and Georgia Redmayne unsold<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n Richa Ghosh joins Manchester Supergiants for \u00a350,000<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n Lauren Winfield-Hill is unsold<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n Kirstie Gordon joins MI London for \u00a327,500<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n Alana King joins Welsh Fire for \u00a337,500<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n Sophia Smale joins Welsh Fire for \u00a320,000<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n Tilly Corteen-Coleman joins Southern Brave for \u00a3105,000<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n Linsey Smith joins Birmingham Phoenix for \u00a3100,000<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n Deandra Dottin joins London Spirit for \u00a337, 500<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n Jess Jonassen joins Sunrisers Leeds for \u00a3110,000<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n Georgia Adams is unsold<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n Chinelle Henry joins MI London for \u00a370,000<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n Kathryn Bryce joins Manchester Super Giants for \u00a365,000<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n Maitland Brown joins Supergiants for \u00a340,000<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n Issy Wong joins Southern Brave for \u00a3130,0oo<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n One woman amongst the eight women’s head coaches<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n Shabnim Ismail and Lauren Cheatle are unsold<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n Grace Ballinger joins Trent Rockets for \u00a342,500<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n Bryony Smith joins Sunrisers Leeds for \u00a327,500<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n Emma Lamb joins Birmingham Phoenix \u00a327,500<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n No bids for Tazmin Brits<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n Lizelle Lee joins Souther Brave for \u00a327,500<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n Sterre Kalis is unsold<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 3h ago<\/p>\n Beth Mooney joins Trent Rockets for \u00a3210,000<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 3h ago<\/p>\n Sophie Mollineaux joins Southern Brave for \u00a347,500<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 3h ago<\/p>\n Sophie Devine joins Welsh fire for \u00a3210,000<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 3h ago<\/p>\n Deepti Sharma joins Sunrisers Leeds for \u00a327,500<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 3h ago<\/p>\n Nadine de Klerk joins London Spirit for \u00a3170,000<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 3h ago<\/p>\n Dani Gibson joins Sunrisers for \u00a3190,000<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 3h ago<\/p>\n Tammy Beaumont joins Birmingham Phoenix for \u00a370,000<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 3h ago<\/p>\n Where are the women?<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 3h ago<\/p>\n Southern Brave buy Sarah Glenn for \u00a375,000<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 3h ago<\/p>\n London Spirit buy Amy Jones for \u00a370,000<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 3h ago<\/p>\n Birmingham Phoenix buy Davina Perrin for \u00a350,000<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 3h ago<\/p>\n Finances<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 4h ago<\/p>\n The Franchises<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 4h ago<\/p>\n Preamble<\/p>\n <\/a>Show key events only<\/p>\n Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/p>\n Things will restart in Piccadilly at 2pm GMT, so time for a quick turn round the block in the sunshine.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Squads as they stand<\/p>\n Names in italics were signed up before today.<\/p>\n Birmingham Phoenix<\/p>\n Alice Capsey, \u00a3130,000<\/p>\n Ellyse Perry, \u00a3100,000<\/p>\n Linsey Smith, \u00a3100,000<\/p>\n Lauren Filer, \u00a395,000<\/p>\n Tammy Beaumont, \u00a370,000<\/p>\n Davina Perrin, \u00a350,000<\/p>\n Alana King, \u00a337,500<\/p>\n Lucy Hamilton \u00a335,000<\/p>\n Emma Lamb, \u00a327,500<\/p>\n London Spirit<\/p>\n Nadine de Klerk, \u00a3170,000<\/p>\n Marizanne Kapp, \u00a3130,000<\/p>\n Charlie Dean, \u00a385,000<\/p>\n Mahika Gaur, \u00a375,000<\/p>\n Grace Harris, \u00a370,000<\/p>\n Amy Jones, \u00a370,000<\/p>\n Deandra Dottin, \u00a337,500<\/p>\n Seren Smale, \u00a315,000<\/p>\n Lucy Higham, \u00a315,000<\/p>\n Manchester Super Giants<\/p>\n Paige Scholfield, \u00a3115,000<\/p>\n Sophie Ecclestone, \u00a3110,000<\/p>\n Meg Lanning, \u00a395,000<\/p>\n Smriti Mandhana, \u00a390,000<\/p>\n Kathryn Bryce, \u00a365,000<\/p>\n Richa Ghosh, \u00a350,000<\/p>\n Mady Villiers, \u00a345,000<\/p>\n Grace Ballinger, \u00a342,500<\/p>\n Maitlan Brown, \u00a340,000<\/p>\n Grace Scrivens, \u00a340,000<\/p>\n MI London<\/p>\n Hayley Matthews, \u00a3120,000<\/p>\n Danni Wyatt-Hodge, \u00a3110,000<\/p>\n Nic Carey, \u00a395,000<\/p>\n Melie Kerr, \u00a380,000<\/p>\n Chinelle Henry, \u00a370,000<\/p>\n Kirstie Gordon, \u00a355,000<\/p>\n Hollie Armitage, \u00a345,000<\/p>\n Alice Davidson-Richards, \u00a330,000<\/p>\n Southern Brave<\/p>\n Lauren Bell, \u00a3140,000<\/p>\n Issy Wong, \u00a3130,000<\/p>\n Tilly Corteen-Coleman, \u00a3105,000<\/p>\n Maia Bouchier, \u00a385,000<\/p>\n Laura Wolvaardt, \u00a375,000<\/p>\n Sarah Glenn, \u00a375,000<\/p>\n Jemimah Rodrigues, \u00a360,000<\/p>\n Sophie Molineux, \u00a347,500<\/p>\n Lizelle Lee, \u00a327,500<\/p>\n Sunrisers Leeds<\/p>\n Danielle Gibson, \u00a3190,000<\/p>\n Annabel Sutherland, \u00a3130,000<\/p>\n Phoebe Litchfield, \u00a3120,000<\/p>\n Jess Jonassen, \u00a3110,000<\/p>\n Kate Cross \u00a350,000<\/p>\n Deepti Sharma, \u00a327,500<\/p>\n Bryony Smith, \u00a327,500<\/p>\n Hannah Baker, \u00a318,000<\/p>\n Trent Rockets<\/p>\n Beth Mooney, \u00a3210,000<\/p>\n Nat Sciver-Brunt, \u00a3140,000<\/p>\n Ash Gardner, \u00a3100,000<\/p>\n Sophia Dunkley, \u00a378,000<\/p>\n Kim Garth, \u00a342,000<\/p>\n Welsh Fire<\/p>\n Sophie Devine, \u00a3210,000<\/p>\n Freya Kemp, \u00a3120,000<\/p>\n Em Arlott, \u00a3110,000<\/p>\n Georgia Wareham, \u00a3100,000<\/p>\n Georgia Voll, \u00a380,000<\/p>\n Alana King \u00a337,500<\/p>\n Sophia Smale, \u00a320,000<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a009.16 EDT<\/p>\n Here\u2019s this week\u2019s edition of The Spin \u2026<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n I think we get a lunchbreak now, which is time for me to move before my legs seize up. Will be back.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Lucy Higham joins London Spirit for \u00a315,000<\/p>\n The first bid wins the prize.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Samantha Bates, Rebecca Tyson and Amanda-Jade Wellington and are unsold<\/p>\n The franchises tighten the purse-strings before lunch.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Hannah Baker moves to Sunrisers for \u00a318,000<\/p>\n Now for Tier Two spinners. The price inches up from the opening bid of \u00a315,000 and Sunrisers flash more cash than Trent Rockets.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Alice Davidson-Richards joins MI London for \u00a330,000<\/p>\n Another tick for MI London.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a008.44 EDT<\/p>\n Shree Charani is unsold.<\/p>\n No bids.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Nicola Carey joins MI London \u00a395,000<\/p>\n Australia\u2019s Carey, right hand bowler, left-hand batter, and who has just been selected for Australia\u2019s white-ball tour of West Indies, is in demand, but MI (MY) London win the day. Carey has also played franchise-buddy Mumbai Indians.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a008.36 EDT<\/p>\n Mady Villiers joins Manchester SuperGiants for \u00a345,000<\/p>\n Villiers, a spinning allrounder and advocate for the climate, will spend her summer at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Em Arlott joins Welsh Fire for \u00a3110,000<\/p>\n Paddles fly around the room for Arlott. Welsh Fire, who have shunned leisurewear for grey suit jackets, outbid MI London.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Grace Scivens joins the Supergiants for \u00a340,000<\/p>\n Daniel Gidney stares at the table, but Scrivens is heading to Manchester. I\u2019m surprised there isn\u2019t more cheering when the teams get their girl.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Paige Scholfield joins Manchester Super Giants for \u00a3115,000<\/p>\n Quite the bidding war for Scholfield, who has Big Bash and England experience under her belt<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Eve Jones and Sune Luus unsold<\/p>\n Anyone? Anyone?<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Hollie Armitage joins MI London for \u00a327,500<\/p>\n MI London outbid Manchester Super Giants.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Tier two batters are next under the hammer.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n What\u2019s left in the purse? MI London still have a \u00a3405,000 kitty to spend, Manchester Super Giants \u00a3382,000. Welsh Fire \u00a3300,000, Trent Rockets \u00a3270,000, London Spirit \u00a3202,500; Birmingham Phoenix \u00a3195,000, Sunrisers Leeds \u00a3175,000, and Southern Brave just \u00a395,000.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n During another quick break we go to Anya Shubsole. \u201cIt\u2019s really exciting, I\u2019d rather be my side of the table than the players. We\u2019re really happy with where we\u2019re at, I\u2019m really excited to get Issy Wong, she\u2019s one of the best bowlers in England on her day.<\/p>\n \u201cOpening the bowling with Belly too, very exciting. And some world-class spinners. In terms of the top order and the bowling attack we\u2019re pretty much there.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Seren Smale joins London Spirit \u00a315,000<\/p>\n A last minute bid at the base price by London Spirit snaps up Smale.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Yastika Bhatia and Georgia Redmayne unsold<\/p>\n Tumbleweed blows across the florescent-lit room.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Richa Ghosh joins Manchester Supergiants for \u00a350,000<\/p>\n The opening bid wins it for Manchester elephants.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a007.56 EDT<\/p>\n Lauren Winfield-Hill is unsold<\/p>\n No bids.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Now for the wicketkeeper-batters.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Kirstie Gordon joins MI London for \u00a327,500<\/p>\n A capital arm-wrestle won by MI London.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a007.59 EDT<\/p>\n Alana King joins Welsh Fire for \u00a337,500<\/p>\n Wow. \u00a3105,000 for an uncapped teenager, and \u00a337,500 for the world\u2019s leading female ODI bowler.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Sophia Smale joins Welsh Fire for \u00a320,000<\/p>\n Short and sweet for Sophia Smale, as Welsh Fire see off Sunrisers.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a007.51 EDT<\/p>\n Tilly Corteen-Coleman joins Southern Brave for \u00a3105,000<\/p>\n A pinch-yourself moment for 18 year old left-arm spinner Corteen-Coleman, who took four wickets in four balls for South East Stars in the Charlotte Edwards Cup in 2024.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Linsey Smith joins Birmingham Phoenix for \u00a3100,000<\/p>\n Slow left armer Smith, who has thrived under Charlotte Edwards\u2019 England regime, is picked up by Birmingham Phoenix after lots of football manager whispers behind hands.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Now for the spin bowlers. Alana King should open a few purses.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Deandra Dottin joins London Spirit for \u00a337, 500<\/p>\n Just one bid for Dottin, who will be peppering the Lord\u2019s boundary this summer.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Jess Jonassen joins Sunrisers Leeds for \u00a3110,000<\/p>\n Lots of intense staring at laptops, whispered exchanges, and Jess Jonassen becomes the first allrounder to pass the \u00a3100,000 barrier. London Spirit come in at \u00a3105,000, but Sunrisers win the day.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Georgia Adams is unsold<\/p>\n No interest at this stage, even from Southern Brave.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Chinelle Henry joins MI London for \u00a370,000<\/p>\n The first West Indian player to be sold joins MI London. London Spirit hop into the bidding late and pushed the price up only to withdraw and leave Henry to move to The Oval.<\/p>\n MI London place a bid during the auction. Photograph: John Phillips\/ECB\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a007.59 EDT<\/p>\n Kathryn Bryce joins Manchester Super Giants for \u00a365,000<\/p>\n It looks as if Bryce is going up north at the opening price but Welsh Fire\u2019s interest pushes up the price.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Now for the allrounders.<\/p>\n