Zampa, Stoinis, Boult key for Stars in Maxwell's absence

Captain Adam Zampa Coach David HusseySquad Trent Boult (New Zealand), Joe Burns, Hilton Cartwright, Joe Clarke (England), Brody Couch, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Sam Elliott, Liam Hatcher, Clint Hinchliffe, Campbell Kellaway, Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell, Cam McClure, Tom O'Connell, Tom Rogers, Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster, Luke Wood (England), Adam ZampaIn Trent Boult, Campbell Kellaway, Cam McClure, Luke Wood, Tom Rogers Out Andre Russell, Billy Stanlake, Syed Faridoun, Qais Ahmad, Peter Nevill, Sam Rainbird, Haris RaufWhat happened in the draft Stars had a very productive draft and have not lost any of the players they initially drafted. They secured one of the biggest names available in Trent Boult after making a bid on Rashid Khan. But they will lose Boult to the ILT20 in the UAE midway through the tournament. They then retained Joe Clarke who had an excellent season for them last year. Clarke is likely to be available for the full season and gives them a badly needed wicketkeeping option given they do not have another specialist keeper in the squad. They also added another skillful left-arm quick with vast T20 experience in Luke Wood. The Lancashire and Trent Rockets left-arm seamer was part of England's World Cup-winning squad but didn't play in the tournament. He did make his ODI debut against Australia in Adelaide just after the World Cup.Last season: Sixth Stars were affected by Covid more than any other team last season. They were bowled out for 61 on the opening night of the season against Sydney Sixers but the worst was yet to come. Their season was completely derailed when nearly the entire squad and coaching staff contracted Covid-19 at the same time. They were forced to field a team nearly fully comprising of ring-ins against Perth Scorchers just after New Year, with a stand-in coaching staff also required after David Hussey and his colleagues were also forced into quarantine. They lost back-to-back games against Scorchers and Melbourne Renegades, who won just three games for the season which all but e