# Cricket Collective - Has The Hundred Auction Made The Competition Any Better?

An episode of [Following On: talkSPORT's cricket show](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1101136985), 17 Mar 2026, 55 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/cricketweekpodcast/e/69b85ecccad04b6222d4dbdf/media.mp3

Has the introduction of an auction made The Hundred a better product on the field? Why did Sussex's James Coles go to London Spirit for £390,000? Is Zak Crawley constantly being set up to fail after another big move? Will the politics disappear now an IPL-owned franchise has bought a Pakistan player? What has the extra money done to make the competition the second best white-ball tournament behind the IPL? Instagram: @talkSPORT_Cricket YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9vsecLHNgTj-yoNumw63lQ X: @NeilManthorp @Harmy611 @Cricket_TS Hosts: Neil Manthorp & Steve Harmison Producer: Scott Taylor Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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