Full squads: How your club fared on BBL|12 Draft night

England power-hitter Liam Livingstone has cemented his spot in Big Bash League history as the first ever pick in the first ever BBL Draft.

The league's eight clubs have their three overseas recruits for KFC BBL|12 with the season to get underway in just over 100 days when the Sydney Thunder take on the Melbourne Stars in Canberra on December 13.

A total of $5.735 million was spent on players, with the Stars, Strikers, Thunder and Hurricanes outlaying the most while the Scorchers, who sensationally passed in the first round, spent the least.

Players were selected across four different salary bands with only the 12 platinum ($340,000) players able to be selected in round one, platinum and gold ($260,000) in round two, gold and silver ($175,000) in round three and silver and bronze ($100,000) in round four.

Hear from the eight clubs about why they picked who they picked.

Melbourne Renegades

Draft picks (spend $700,000)

1. Liam Livingstone (Platinum)

9. Mujeeb ur Rahman (Gold)

25. Akeal Hosein (Bronze)

BBL|12 Squad (so far): Zak Evans, Aaron Finch, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sam Harper, Mackenzie Harvey, Akeal Hosein (West Indies), Liam Livingstone (England), Nic Maddinson (c), Shaun Marsh, Mujeeb ur Rahman (Afghanistan), Kane Richardson, Tom Rogers, Jon Wells

Spots filled: 13 of 18

Ins: Tom Rogers, Jon Wells

Outs: Cameron Boyce (Adelaide Strikers), James Pattinson (retired)

BBL|11 squad members off-contract: Marcus Harris, Jack Prestwidge, Will Sutherland, Mitch Perry, Josh Lalor

The Renegades flagged pre-draft they would be going after spinners and boy, did they ever, three of them in fact. Top pick Liam Livingstone, while more known as one of the biggest hitters in the game, also bowls a handy combination of leg and off-spin that will support his fellow finger-spinning draftees in Afghanistan right-armer Mujeeb ur Rahman and West Indies left-armer Akeal Hosein.

"We need to come up with a really strong identity this year and we've decided to throw a lot of spin at the opposition," said head coach David Saker. "If we didn't get Mujeeb it could have backfired a little bit but it's worked quite well … there's at least 12 overs of spin to the opposition. The faster bowlers over the last couple of years have gone the journey (at Marvel Stadium), so we've just gone a little bit of a different tact, we needed to, we've had three bad years."

But the Renegades will need to find some replacements for the second half of the tournament with Livingstone likely to be available for their first eight or nine games before joining the Mumbai Indians Cape Town franchise in the new South Africa T20 league in the first week of January. The 'Gades expect Mujeeb and Hosein to be available for their first nine or 10 games before leaving for the Dubai Capitals and Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in the new UAE International League T20 (ILT20) tournament.

Melbourne Stars

Draft picks (spend $775,000)

3. Trent Boult (Platinum)

10. Joe Clarke (Gold)

23. Luke Wood (Silver)

BBL|12 squad (so far): Trent Boult (New Zealand), Joe Burns, Hilton Cartwright, Joe Clarke (England), Brody Couch, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Liam Hatcher, Clint Hinchliffe, Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster, Luke Wood (England), Adam Zampa

Spots filled: 14 of 18

Ins: TBC

Outs: Seb Gotch (retired), Billy Stanlake (Hobart Hurricanes)

BBL|11 squad members off-contract: Tom O'Connell, Sam Elliott, Sam Rainbird

The Stars flushed out the Strikers retention pick by making a play on Rashid Khan with the second pick before electing to take New Zealand left-armer Trent Boult with the third. Boult fits the Stars mould perfectly and will join an illustrious list of overseas fast bowlers including Lasith Malinga and Haris Rauf to have played for the club over the years. English 'keeper-bat Joe Clarke offers stability and availability for the entire season and the club loved having him as part of their squad last season. Lesser-known Englishman Luke Wood is another left-armer and is also available for the full complement of matches in BBL|12, which will help reduce the impact of Boult's departure when he jets off to join the Mumbai Indians Emirates franchise in the ILT20 after seven or eight games.

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"We would have loved to have Rashid Khan, he's one of the best white-ball bowlers in the world but it was a ploy to get their retention pick out early," said head coach David Hussey. "Boult swings the ball up front, takes early wickets and that's what we need. He also fits the Stars dynamic, we want the biggest and best players and we're rapt to have Trent Boult. Joe was outstanding for us last year and then Luke would be a little bit of an unknown (pick) but a very talented, three-dimensional player."

Brisbane Heat

Draft picks (spend $700,000)

4. Sam Billings (Platinum)

11. Colin Munro (Gold)

27. Ross Whiteley (Bronze)

BBL|12 squad (so far): Xavier Bartlett, James Bazley, Sam Billings (England), Max Bryant, Sam Heazlett, Usman Khawaja, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Colin Munro (New Zealand), Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Matthew Renshaw, Mark Steketee, Mitchell Swepson, Ross Whiteley (England), Jack Wildermuth

Spots filled: 16 of 18

Ins: Usman Khawaja, Matthew Renshaw

Outs: Chris Lynn (Adelaide Strikers)

BBL|11 squad members off-contract: Tom Cooper, Connor Sully, Matthew Willams

Given the Heat already have Jimmy Peirson on their books, Brisbane pulled one of the surprises of the draft by snapping up England wicketkeeper-batter Sam Billings with their first pick. Billings has been signed by the Desert Vipers in the ILT20 but Heat head coach Wade Seccombe said last night they anticipated he would be available for most of the tournament if he's not selected in the England Test squad to tour Pakistan from December 1-21. "He was shortlisted as our number one (target) going back a while, but we were worried about his availability with the England team and how that might impact us," Seccombe said. "Probably a day ago when we realised he had more availability than we thought … that we we're going to have him for a while, he became our number one pretty quick."

The Heat's second selection – New Zealand batter Colin Munro is yet to be signed by another team in a rival league but Seccombe said Munro, along with Billings, would be available for the first half of the tournament before Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne return from Test duties. Their third pick – a powerful but little-known English left-hander Ross Whiteley – is available for the entire tournament. "What grabbed our eye with (Whiteley) was his was his versatility to bat anywhere in the order," Seccombe said. "We've got to find a bit of strike power throughout the tournament and his ability to bat three, four, five or six helps us in that space."

The Heat's final two list spots for BBL|12 will be filled following Queensland's KFC T20 Max competition, which runs until Sunday, September 4.

Sydney Sixers

Draft picks (spend $700,000)

5. Chris Jordan (Platinum)

13. James Vince (Gold)

28. Izharulhaq Naveed (Bronze)

BBL|12 squad (so far): Sean Abbott, Jackson Bird, Dan Christian, Ben Dwarshuis, Moises Henriques, (c), Daniel Hughes, Chris Jordan (England), Hayden Kerr, Nathan Lyon, Izharulhaq Naveed (afghanistan), Steve O'Keefe, Kurtis Patterson, Josh Philippe, Jordan Silk, James Vince (England)

Spots filled: 15 of 18

Ins: Kurtis Patterson

Outs: TBC

BBL|11 squad members off-contract: Todd Murphy, Jack Edwards, Mickey Edwards, Ben Manenti, Lloyd Pope

Afghanistan teenage leg-spin sensation Izharulhaq Naveed is a bold choice by the Sixers but coach Greg Shipperd said the 18-year-old complements the other spinners already in their squad in Stephen O'Keefe, Nathan Lyon and Todd Murphy.

Dual BBL|09 and BBL|10 championship winner James Vince and BBL|11 recruit Chris Jordan both return for another season with the Sixers but both will depart early to join the Gulf Giants alongside Chris Lynn in the UAE league. Shipperd said they expected Vince to be available for their first 10 matches, with Jordan likely to be the same given they are part of the same franchise, while Izharulhaq will be available for the entire season. The Sixers did try to get Laurie Evans with their second-round pick who is available for the entire BBL|12 tournament but the Scorchers were quick to activate their retention pick to get the player-of-the-final from last season.

Image Id: 721038FBB55E4FFDB520EB9753A9D075 Image Caption: Sydney Sixers coach Greg Shipperd at the draft // Getty

Adelaide Strikers

Draft picks (spend $775,000)

2. Rashid Khan – RETENTION PICK (Platinum)

14. Colin de Grandhomme (Gold)

20. Adam Hose (Silver)

BBL|12 squad (so far): Wes Agar, Cameron Boyce, Alex Carey, Harry Conway, Colin de Grandhomme (New Zealand), Ryan Gibson, Travis Head, Adam Hose (England), Henry Hunt, Thomas Kelly, Rashid Khan (Afghanistan), Chris Lynn, Harry Nielsen, Matt Short, Jake Weatherald, Henry Thorton

Spots filled: 16 of 18

Ins: Cameron Boyce, Chris Lynn, Henry Hunt

Outs: Matthew Renshaw (Brisbane Heat), Jon Wells (Melbourne Renegades), Daniel Worrall

BBL|11 squad members off-contract: Fawad Ahmed, Peter Siddle, Spencer Johnson, Liam O'Connor, Liam Scott

Absolutely no surprises here but the Adelaide Strikers were very quick to hit the retention button when the Stars made a play on Rashid Khan with the second pick of the draft. What is a shock though is their selection of Adam Hose with pick 20, a destructive middle-order batter who they've plucked from English county Warwickshire. The 29-year-old has been in fine form of late with two half centuries in his past three innings for the Northern Superchargers in the Hundred.

Prior to the draft, Strikers analyst Jarrod Harkness told cricket.com.au they would look to strengthen their middle-order and they've done exactly that by picking up Hose and Kiwi allrounder Colin de Grandhomme. The Strikers expect De Grandhomme, who is currently battling a heel injury that has kept him out of the New Zealand side, and Hose to both be available for the entire 14-game regular season and the finals but the Black Caps do have a Test and ODI tour of Pakistan slated for December-January if the allrounder is selected. Rashid will only be available for the first eight games before leaving to join Mumbai Indians Cape Town franchise in early January.

"It was pretty clear from the outset that the Adelaide Strikers were always going to retain Rashid Khan," said Strikers head coach Jason Gillespie. "We've got a couple of young guys in our squad in the middle-order … so we felt (we needed) someone in the middle-order who has done it for a while and can provide a bit of power in the middle to end of the innings. We certainly believe de Grandhomme and Hose with (their) power and experience can really complement the rest of our top-order batting."

Perth Scorchers

Draft picks (spend $535,000)

12. Laurie Evans – RETENTION PICK (Gold)

19. Phil Salt (Silver)

30. Tymal Mills (Bronze)

BBL|12 squad (so far): Ashton Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Laurie Evans (England), Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Peter Hatzoglou, Nick Hobson, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kelly, Mitch Marsh, Tymal Mills (England), Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Phil Salt (England), Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye

Spots filled: 18 of 18

Ins: Cameron Green

Outs: Kurtis Patterson (Sydney Sixers)

BBL|11 squad members off-contract: None

The Scorchers spent the least of all eight clubs on draft night and shocked everyone when they passed for their opening platinum first round pick. However, the Scorchers still have the most complete list in the competition, especially following the big inclusion of Test allrounder Cameron Green the day before the BBL|12 Draft. Seven of the Scorchers domestic squad members have played for Australia in the past 12 months while Tymal Mills and Phil Salt have both played for England this northern summer. Laurie Evans, who smashed 76no from 41 balls to help down the Sixers in the BBL|11 final, is available for the entire Big Bash season while head coach Adam Voges expects Mills and Salt to depart the competition for rival leagues in mid-January.

"But at the same time, we welcome back Cameron Green who we've just signed, so having him available at the back end shifted our focus with our last two picks a little bit knowing that he can both bat and bowl for us," said Voges. "We were pretty settled on Laurie coming into the draft … we were really fixed in wanting a top-order batter who was available the whole time and that probably didn't present for us in the platinum list."

Sydney Thunder

Draft picks (spend $775,000)

7. David Willey (Platinum)

15. Alex Hales (Gold)

18. Rilee Rossouw (Silver)

BBL|12 squad (so far): Oliver Davies, Brendan Doggett, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Alex Hales (England), Baxter Holt, Nathan McAndrew, Alex Ross, Rilee Rossouw (South Africa), Daniel Sams, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner, David Willey (England)

Spots filled: 14 of 18

Ins: David Warner

Outs: Usman Khawaja (Brisbane Heat)

BBL|11 squad members off-contract: Gurinder Sandhu, Ben Cutting

The Thunder were delighted to get England left-armer David Willey, who is available for the entire tournament, with their platinum pick in the first round. Add in Alex Hales, who returns for a fourth consecutive season, and South African blaster Rilee Rossouw, who was the second highest scorer behind Vince in England's T20 Blast competition this year, the Thunder boast some formidable names in their batting line-up. Unfortunately, both will depart for rival leagues in early January after the Thunder's opening eight or nine matches, which is when Aussie superstar David Warner is likely to become available following the Sydney Test.

Hobart Hurricanes

Draft picks (spend $775,000)

8. Shadab Khan (Platinum)

16. Asif Ali (Gold)

17. Faheem Ashraf (Silver)

BBL|12 squad (so far): Asif Ali (Pakistan), Faheem Ashraf (Pakistan), Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Caleb Jewell, Shadab Khan (Pakistan), Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Joel Paris, Wil Parker, D'Arcy Short, Billy Stanlake, Matthew Wade

Spots filled: 13 of 18

Ins: Billy Stanlake

Outs: Tom Rogers (Melbourne Renegades)

BBL|11 squad members off-contract: Scott Boland, Peter Handscomb, Josh Kann, Mac Wright

Hurricanes new head of strategy Ricky Ponting was also targeting availability and he's landed three players who are available for almost the entire season. There's potential that all three may miss a week in mid-January when Pakistan host an ODI series against New Zealand and T20s against the West Indies, but the Hurricanes are hopeful their new recruits will be available for the finals should they make it.

Image Id: D770DD00F4884715BF3075AED3930FC0 Image Caption: Ricky Ponting speaks to Fox Cricket's Mark Howard at the draft // Getty

"Shadab was our number one priority, we needed quality spin, which was a big hole that we had in our current squad, so we're a little bit surprised that he got to eight, but we couldn't grab him quick enough then," said Ponting. "Asif Ali's a powerful middle-order player, we really want to strengthen our power in the latter overs with Tim David, him, Shadab and (Matthew) Wade, so he fits the bill really well. (Faheem) is a right-arm fast bowler, a strong left-hand middle-order striker at the end, we were looking once again for full-time availability which he will give."