Australians playing in The Hundred in 2025

There will be a strong Australian involvement in The Hundred again when the fifth edition of the competition takes place in England in August.

The headlines among the men's squads see Steven Smith taking charge as captain of Welsh Fire, while veteran left-hander David Warner gets a chance to show what he can do with London Spirit.

While the men's tournament currently has less than 10 Australians set to feature, there is a wealth of Aussie talent on show in the women's competition, with the reigning champion London Spirit having Grace Harris and Georgia Redmayne among their roster.

Warner ready to make his mark

David Warner has had a fractious relationship with England and their fans over the years, but he is happy to have been drafted by the Spirit and been handed a first opportunity to see what The Hundred is all about.

The 38-year-old, of course, brings a wealth of experience from a career which saw him accumulate 49 centuries in international cricket, while he has racked up a massive 184 appearances in the IPL.

He is joined at Lord's by fellow Aussie Ashton Turner, with the 32-year-old all-rounder having previous experience in The Hundred with Manchester Originals, while former Baggy Green opener Justin Langer has taken up the head coach role with the Spirit.

Both Northern Superchargers and the reigning champion Oval Invincibles have Aussie left-arm pacers on their lists, with Ben Dwarshuis heading to Headingley after impressing at the ICC Champions Trophy.

Jason Behrendorff takes over from fellow Aussie Adam Zampa at The Oval, with the 34-year-old having recently retired from duty with Western Australia to focus on franchise cricket in the future.

All-rounder Marcus Stoinis has also recently signalled his future intentions by retiring from ODI action, so like Behrendorff will stick to franchise roles and he is set to try and impress with 2022 champions Trent Rockets.

The remaining three Aussies taking part in The Hundred this year will all be in Cardiff trying to aid Welsh Fire in their bid to improve on a dismal record in the first four seasons of the tournament.

Steven Smith makes most of the headlines as he will captain a side which features England stalwarts Chris Woakes and Jonny Bairstow, while he will also have two fellow Aussies on hand to help him out.

The first is fast bowler Riley Meredith, while all-rounder Chris Green could be a very useful addition, having played for Trent Rockets for part of the 2024 Hundred season.

Aussies dominate women's overseas spots

London Spirit ruled the roost in The Hundred for women in 2024 and this time around they have Grace Harris and Georgia Redmayne on their roster as they seek to repeat their success.

There are a further 13 Aussies across the other seven squads, with only the Southern Brave not having any Australians players among their number.

Birmingham Phoenix have Georgia Voll, Elysse Perry and Megan Schutt in their squad, while the Superchargers also have a trio of Baggy Greens to help them out in the shape of Annabel Sutherland, Phoebe Litchfield and Georgia Wareham.

Perhaps the most intriguing trio will take to the field at Trent Bridge, with the Rockets supplementing Heather Graham with fellow Ashes spin stars Ash Gardner and Alana King.

A flawless Ashes success was spearheaded by this trio, with legspinner King far and away the leading light as she claimed 23 wickets across the seven matches in all formats, including 9-98 in the sole Test match and 11 wickets across the three one-day internationals.

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