England star pacer Jofra Archer’s participation within the upcoming Test sequence towards New Zealand was thrown into doubt after his longstanding elbow damage resurfaced throughout Sussex’s county championship recreation towards Kent.
The 26-year-old quick bowler has a historical past of elbow accidents that noticed him miss two Tests towards India and the currently-suspended Indian Premier League earlier this yr in addition to video games in South Africa initially of 2020.
Turning out for Sussex in his first aggressive recreation after the damage lay-off, Archer registered figures of 2 for 29 within the first innings. However, the pacer may solely bowl 5 overs within the second essay and complained of a sore elbow.
“If you saw today he’s not going to bowl tomorrow. You’ll have to ask the ECB,” Sussex head coach Ian Salisbury advised reporters on Saturday.
“Any time that Jofra can’t bowl you’re going to be frustrated as a leader, or as a team. But it happens. In sport people get injured. That’s life. That’s sport.
“He’s still willing to be out there because he wants Sussex to win. They (the ECB) had to give him permission to play this game. He’s not our player so they had to give permission,” he added.
England are scheduled to host New Zealand for a two-match Test sequence, beginning on June 2, the squad for which is predicted to be introduced on Tuesday.
After the sequence towards the Kiwis, Joe Root and his males are scheduled to host India for a five-match dwelling Test sequence, starting August 4.
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