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Jofra Archer Receives Green Signal To Play Third Test
By CricShots - Jul 18, 2020 7:14 pm
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The English fast bowler, Jofra Archer has given green signal to play in the final Test of the series against West Indies despite breaching biosecurity protocols after the first Test. He missed the second Test in Manchester after he visited his home in Brighton after leaving Southampton and broke the protocols.

Jofra Archer
Jofra Archer

Ashley Giles, the managing director of England men’s cricket said the breach “could have been a disaster” which cost English cricket “tens of millions of pounds”.  But a disciplinary panel chaired by Giles has fined Archer of around £15,000, the value of his match fee for the second Test – and an official written warning.

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The relatively lenient penalty reflects Archer’s previous good record, and his actions are termed more foolish rather than a wilful breach of protocol. The hearing was also attended remotely by Archer’s agent, Tom Harwood, a representative from the Professional Cricketers’ Association, and John Carr, the director of England Cricket Operations at the ECB.

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Jofra Archer

Archer has been undergoing isolation in his hotel room at Emirates Old Trafford since the details of his trip came to light. He has already found negative of the Covid-19 Test and he will undergo another on Monday. If that, too, is negative, he will be reintegrated to the squad on Tuesday. The individual whom he saw in Brighton has also tested negative for the virus since the incident. As per the reports of ESPN Cricinfo, that person was not Archer’s neighbor and Sussex teammate, Chris Jordan.

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Jofra has been played a crucial role in the English squad in recent times.  While he has not had any face-to-face contact, they have kept in touch with him by WhatsApp in the evenings – the players are not allowed access to their phones during the day as the anti-corruption protocols don’t permit them – and several of the team have played computer games with him.

The team management is also looking to consider the possibility of Archer exercising on the outfield at Emirates Old Trafford after the close of play to ensure he is able to retain his fitness.