NEW DELHI: England’s star pacer Jofra Archer recognizes that he may not be able to cope with any additional injury setbacks, but he remains hopeful about being fit to play in front of his family during the Three Lions’ first T20 World Cup match in Barbados.
Despite his international debut in 2019, Archer has been plagued by fitness problems. He is currently recovering and aims to participate in the T20 World Cup in the United States and his homeland, the Caribbean, in June.
However, the seamer is uncertain about his availability for the mega event, as he hasn’t played competitively for 11 months due to a recurring stress fracture in his right elbow. Archer emphasizes the importance of avoiding any further setbacks.
“It’s been a while and honestly, I don’t know if I’ve got another stop-start year in me. That’s the truth, I don’t know if I’ve got another one. I haven’t played cricket for a whole 12 months as yet. Last year I played from January to May. I think the year before that, I played maybe one or two games for Sussex, so you know I’ve had a whole year of nothing,” Archer told the 4Cast’s Athlete’s Voice podcast as quoted by Sky Sports
England have adopted a cautious approach to Archer’s current comeback, pulling him out of the Indian Premier League and keeping him away from Test cricket until next year. Instead, they plan to unleash him on familiar territory: the West Indies, where they will strive to defend their 20-over title. Archer shares this goal but refuses to rely on it.
“Come the first game in June I really do want to be in the team. The last two years have been really stop-start, so I just think that you know, everyone’s going to just take it a bit easy,” he said.
“If I’m ready then fine, happy days, but if I’m not they’re still supporting me. Worst-case scenario, I don’t really want to think about this, but even if I don’t make it to the World Cup for whatever reason, there’s still the T20 Blast, there’s still The Hundred. There’s still cricket that I haven’t got a chance to play in the last couple of years, so as much as I want to play in the World Cup, if it doesn’t happen for whatever reason, at least I still know I could be somewhat active,” Archer said.
England, the reigning champions, will commence their title defense on June 4 at Kensington Oval in Barbados, facing Scotland in their opening match.
(With inputs from ANI)
Despite his international debut in 2019, Archer has been plagued by fitness problems. He is currently recovering and aims to participate in the T20 World Cup in the United States and his homeland, the Caribbean, in June.
However, the seamer is uncertain about his availability for the mega event, as he hasn’t played competitively for 11 months due to a recurring stress fracture in his right elbow. Archer emphasizes the importance of avoiding any further setbacks.
“It’s been a while and honestly, I don’t know if I’ve got another stop-start year in me. That’s the truth, I don’t know if I’ve got another one. I haven’t played cricket for a whole 12 months as yet. Last year I played from January to May. I think the year before that, I played maybe one or two games for Sussex, so you know I’ve had a whole year of nothing,” Archer told the 4Cast’s Athlete’s Voice podcast as quoted by Sky Sports
England have adopted a cautious approach to Archer’s current comeback, pulling him out of the Indian Premier League and keeping him away from Test cricket until next year. Instead, they plan to unleash him on familiar territory: the West Indies, where they will strive to defend their 20-over title. Archer shares this goal but refuses to rely on it.
“Come the first game in June I really do want to be in the team. The last two years have been really stop-start, so I just think that you know, everyone’s going to just take it a bit easy,” he said.
“If I’m ready then fine, happy days, but if I’m not they’re still supporting me. Worst-case scenario, I don’t really want to think about this, but even if I don’t make it to the World Cup for whatever reason, there’s still the T20 Blast, there’s still The Hundred. There’s still cricket that I haven’t got a chance to play in the last couple of years, so as much as I want to play in the World Cup, if it doesn’t happen for whatever reason, at least I still know I could be somewhat active,” Archer said.
England, the reigning champions, will commence their title defense on June 4 at Kensington Oval in Barbados, facing Scotland in their opening match.
(With inputs from ANI)
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