Jofra Archer retained by Southern Brave for The Hundred

Sussex and England fast-bowler, Jofra Archer has been retained by Southern Brave for the inaugural edition of The Hundred.

Archer's retention marks the start of a three-month process where, until the end of January, each of the eight teams will be able to retain players from their original men’s squads for the 2021 season. The teams are also able to retain and sign players to complete their women’s squads.

A draft will be held in early 2021 to allocate the remaining players for the men’s squads. In total, ten Sussex players were drafted for The Hundred, with Chris Jordan, Tymal Mills, Delray Rawlins and George Garton all set to represent Southern Brave.

Confirmed players for The Hundred:

Birmingham Phoenix – Amy Jones, Chris Woakes and Dominic Sibley

London Spirit – Zak Crawley and Deandra Dottin

Manchester Originals – Jos Buttler and Kate Cross

Northern Superchargers – Ben Stokes and Lauren Winfield-Hill

Oval Invincibles – Sam Curran, Rory Burns and Fran Wilson

Southern Brave – Jofra Archer and Stafanie Taylor

Trent Rockets – Joe Root and Nat Sciver

Welsh Fire – Katie George and Ollie Pope