England fast bowler Jofra Archer is in contention to play the second Test against India at Edgbaston next month, but only if he can prove his fitness in Sussex's County Championship match against Durham, according to national selector Luke Wright, as per ESPNcricinfo.
England will continue with their policy of taking a cautious approach with the workload management for Jofra Archer in their upcoming five-match ODI series against Australia.
The possibility of Jofra Archer coming to the Cricket World Cup in India next month is still alive as the fast bowler participated in England's practice session at The Oval on Tuesday.
Atkinson's surprise call-up has already drawn comparisons to Jofra Archer, who missed out on a World Cup spot this time around with his recovery in progress.
He has been ruled out from the Ashes series due to his medical condition as recent scans revealed a recurrence of a stress fracture to his right elbow which cut short his stint in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with the Mumbai Indians, as per the official statement of
Jofra Archer was ruled out of IPL, with a statement from Mumbai Indians earlier on Tuesday confirming that the pacer would fly back to England to continue his rehabilitation
Archer said that he has surpassed his ambitions in battling back from persistent injury to resume his international career. He is in midst of a great, but cautious return to action across all formats. He has claimed a total of 13 wickets in four ODIs and a T20I since his comeback against Sou
London [UK], December 22 (ANI): The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed that fast bowler Jofra Archer underwent a second operation on his injured right elbow on Saturday in London.