The contracting embargo for WBBL and BBL will lift on Thursday, August 27 with a flurry of signs - both domestic and international - set to follow. The WBBL begins in two months time with the BBL following in mid-December. Prior to the embargo, BBL clubs could have a maximum 12 players on their lists and WBBL a maximum of 10. Here are how the squads currently stand
Adelaide Strikers
Men
Alex Carey, Mackenzie Harvey, Thomas Kelly, Lloyd Pope, Jason Sangha, Liam Scott, Matt Short, Tom Straker, Ben Stokes, Henry Thornton, Jerrssis Wadia
In: Ben Stokes
Out:
Women
Darcie Brown, Sophie Ecclestone, Ellie Johnston, Eleanor Larosa, Tahlia McGrath, Bridget Patterson, Megan Schutt, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Laura Wolvaardt
In:
Out:
Brisbane Heat
Men
Xavier Bartlett, Max Bryant, Tom Curran, Lachlan Hearne, Spencer Johnson, Matt Kuhnemann, Nathan McSweeney, Michael Neser, Matthew Renshaw, Callum Vidler, Hugh Weibgen, Jack Wildermuth
In: Tom Curran
Out:
Women
Lily Bassingthwaighte, Sianna Ginger, Sarah Glenn, Lucy Hamilton, Grace Harris, Jess Jonassen, Charli Knott, Orla Prendergast, Georgia Redmayne
In: Orla Prendergast
Out:
Hobart Hurricanes
Men
Nikhil Chaudhary, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitchell Owen, Billy Stanlake, Matthew Wade, Jake Weatherald, Beau Webster, Adam Zampa
In: Adam Zampa
Out:
Women
Nicola Carey, Heather Graham, Lizelle Lee, Hayley Silver-Holmes, Amy Smith, Molly Strano, Rachel Trenaman, Callie Wilson
In:
Out: Elyse Villani (retired)
Melbourne Renegades
Men
Michael Archer, Jason Behrendorff, Josh Brown, Harry Dixon, Brendan Doggett, Sam Elliott, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Caleb Jewell, Ollie Peake, Tom Rogers, Callum Stow, Will Sutherland
In: Michael Archer
Out: AJ Tye (retired), Fergus O'Neill (Sixers), Adam Zampa (Hurricanes)
Women
Nicole Faltum, Tess Flintoff, Milly Illingworth, Hayley Matthews, Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Courtney Webb
In:
Out:
Melbourne Stars
Men
Finn Allen, Austin Anlezark, Hilton Cartwright, Sam Harper, Liam Hatcher, Campbell Kellaway, Glenn Maxwell, Todd Murphy, Tom Rogers, Peter Siddle, Marcus Stoinis, Mitch Swepson
In: Finn Allen, Todd Murphy (Sixers)
Out:
Women
Sophie Day, Kim Garth, Marizanne Kapp (South Africa), Meg Lanning, Rhys McKenna, Indigo Noble, Annabel Sutherland
In:
Out:
Perth Scorchers
Men
Ashton Agar, Mahli Beardman, Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Calvin Harrison, Mitch Marsh, Lance Morris, Joel Paris, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner
In: Calvin Harrison
Out: Matt Kelly (retired)
Women
Chloe Ainsworth, Amy Edgar, Ebony Hoskin, Alana King, Katie Mack, Lilly Mills, Beth Mooney
In:
Out:
Sydney Sixers
Men
Sean Abbott, Joel Davies, Ollie Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Hayden Kerr, Fergus O'Neill, Josh Philippe, Lachlan Shaw, Jordan Silk, Tim Seifert, Steve Smith
In:Ollie Davies (Thunder), Tim Seifert
Out: Todd Murphy (Sixers), Kane Richardson (retired), Moises Henriques (retired)
Women
Caoimhe Bray, Maitlan Brown, Lauren Cheatle, Sophia Dunkley, Ashleigh Gardner, Elsa Hunter, Amelia Kerr (New Zealand), Ellyse Perry, Courtney Sippel
In:
Out: Alyssa Healy (retired)
Sydney Thunder
Men
Cameron Bancroft, Sam Billings, Chris Green, Ryan Hadley, Sam Konstas, Aidan O'Connor, Daniel Sams, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner
In:
Out: Ollie Davies (Sixers)
Women
Sam Bates, Hannah Darlington, Hasrat Gill, Laura Harris, Heather Knight, Anika Learoyd, Phoebe Litchfield, Georgia Voll, Tahlia Wilson
In:
Out: