Bird would have been sensational to have this 1st round. Same with Luke Wright. Cannot believe he topped off batting with some bowling too AND getting wickets to boost his score even higher. I had neither and was spewing when Maxwell went out as he had my VC on. Having said that Maxwell although missing out with his batting and bowling took a few catches and a stunning run out to get a respectable score rather than complete disaster. I never found out two of my emergencies did not make the final 11 for the game so that loophole possibility was closed too.
If you want to trade in Bird or Wright after round 1, the next questions to ask is do their price stay same or jump after one game ? AND
if either or both get picked in the Australian or England ODI sides or T20 sides is it worth getting them next week ?
If they both only play the first 3 or so rounds then maybe getting them next week is not a wise idea.
Goodies, Jay and others that played this last season hopefully have an answer for such queries