Australian all-rounder James Hopes [ Images ] and Pakistan batsman Misbah-ul Haq led the list of 14 players signed up to play in a second 'auction' for the lucrative Indian Premier League [ Images ] (IPL) on Tuesday.

Dmitri Masceranhas became the first England [ Images ] player to join the IPL after attracting a bid of $100,000 (50,000 pounds), double the base price set for the second and final phase of bidding for the Twenty20 [ Images ] league which was held in Mumbai [ Images ]. England players were absent from last month's initial multi-million dollar auction, where 75 cricketers, including many household names, were picked by the eight franchises.

However, the 30-year-old Hampshire all rounder was able to sign up because he was not centrally contracted with the England board, an IPL official said.

Australia's [ Images ] Hopes walked away with the highest bid of the day after he was snapped up for $300,000 by Mohali.

Misbah was bid for $125,000 to play for Bangalore, owned by Indian billionaire Vijay Mallya [ Images ]. The team also picked New Zealand [ Images ] batsman Ross Taylor [ Images ] for $100,000.

The team owners, ranging from India's premier industrialists to a leading Bollywood actor, completed their signings ahead of the deadline for submitting teams, 30 days before the 44-day tournament kicks off on April 18.

Tuesday's auction was a scaled-down version of the initial phase when Indian limited overs captain Mahendra Dhoni [ Images ] and Australian all rounder Andrew Symonds [ Images ] attracted the highest bids of $1.5 million and $1.3m respectively.

Pakistan's premier batsman Mohammad Yousuf [ Images ] did not find takers but will get a retainership being paid for all contracted players with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

South African batsman Ashwell Prince [ Images ] was bid for $175,000 to play for Mumbai while Mohali coughed up $150,000 to get New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Mills [ Images ].

Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait [ Images ], one of 12 other players who had shown interest in the league, was not considered because his offer came in too late, organisers said.

Talented Australian all-rounder Watson, who has endured a stop-start career after struggling with injuries, was secured for $125,000 by the Jaipur [ Images ] team, who will be captained by retired Australian spinner Shane Warne [ Images ].

All but two players from India's under-19 World Cup winning squad found takers, paying a fixed player fee of $30,000, with the franchises allowed to choose them on an NBA-style 'draft' format.