Former England captain Nasser Hussain mentioned Jofra Archer’s recurring elbow damage is a ‘huge worry’ as his presence will probably be essential for England’s probabilities within the ICC T20 World Cup and the Ashes that follows. Archer, who had missed the IPL 2021 because of damage, bought injured once more throughout his comeback recreation for Sussex towards Kent within the county championship.
Archer will see an knowledgeable this week to search out out the severity of the damage.
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“It’s hugely worrying for any cricketer,” Hussain advised Sky Sports.
“You don’t want a recurring nature of an injury, especially a bowler and especially this lad. He is such a rare talent, an absolute gem.
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“Even in the cricket we did see at Sussex last week, the ball he got Crawley out with was phenomenal.
“England will be desperate to look after him and get him right for that T20 World Cup and then, obviously, The Ashes. He can do things other bowlers can’t – as long as he is fit. He needs to be fit.”
Archer’s absence offers a probability for Ollie Robinson, the pacer who has been picked for the Test sequence towards New Zealand.
“He has been getting his wickets at 16 apiece for Sussex over the last four years and reminds me very much of an Angus Fraser-type bowler,” mentioned Hussain.
“He is not quick, just over 80 miles an hour, but he has metronomic accuracy, hits the top of off stump and finds people edging it to the slip cordon or getting out lbw.
“He is highly skilled and has recently been talking about when it doesn’t seam, that he has been working on swinging it and reverse swinging it. He has earned the right to make his debut.”
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