Former Australia skipper Steve Smith has been announced as the captain of Welsh Fire in the inaugural season of The Hundred.
Smith, 30, will lead fellow countryman Mitchell Starc as well as England World Cup winners Jonny Bairstow and Liam Plunkett along with rising star Tom Banton in the Cardiff-based squad.
"It is an honour to be asked to captain Welsh Fire in the first year of The Hundred," said Smith, who served a suspension for his involvement in the ball-tampering scandal during a 2018 Test match in South Africa.
Smith and Starc are part of a 10-strong Australian contingent picked in the October draft.
The Hundred is due to run until August 15 and could clash with a rescheduled one-day series between Australia and Zimbabwe, which would impact on player availability for the domestic tournament.
