Here's the full breakdown of the two squads, with Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf's move to Welsh Fire among the most notable picks
in the Men's Draft. They are likely to be captained there by Tom Abell, you'd suspect.
Among the eye-catching omissions, Jake Lintott and Matt Parkinson go unsold, which is fascinating.
Matt Roller, who has been watching with eagle eyes (not in the Action Man sense, of course, he's far too young for those...) and has this pithy summary to whet your appetite for his full digest:
"The men's draft was mostly about Welsh Fire's attempts to lift themselves off the bottom after a disastrous 2022 and they look like a much stronger squad on paper, particularly with Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf in the same attack. But Matt Parkinson going undrafted eight months after playing T20 cricket for England suggests the draft system is fundamentally flawed."
Can't say fairer than that. It was chaotic. It was undoubtedly intriguing. But whether any of it makes any sense in the final analysis, well, we'll have to wait until August 1 to find out. For now, I'm off to the pub to find some salty bar-snacks... catch you later!