The fiery English fast bowler, Jofra Archer will not be able to feature in the national team before July, following surgery on his right elbow. It means that Archer will be missing the upcoming two-match Test series against New Zealand starting June 2, which was already confirmed, and the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka starting June 23.
Confirming the same on Wednesday, the England Cricket Board (ECB) informed that Archer had undergone surgery on Friday following the advice of a specialist, and said that he would now begin “an intensive rehabilitation period working with the ECB and Sussex medical teams”.
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A three-match ODI against Sri Lanka starts June 29 and another three-match ODI series, against Pakistan, is scheduled to be commencing on July 8. England’s most high-profile series of its international summer comprises five-match Test series against India starting August 4.
Jofra had surgery to address his long-standing elbow issues on Friday.
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) May 26, 2021
Jofra Archer was recovering well from his elbow injury, as he bowled brilliantly in his comeback game against Kent, taking 2-29 in 13 overs. But Sussex coach Ian Salisbury confirmed on Saturday evening that he would not bowl again in the four-day match.
Elaborating the same, Sussex skipper, Ben Brown said, “He’s a champion cricketer, so talented and so gifted, but at the moment he cannot do what he wants to do — he cannot do his skill. Jofra did the right thing playing in the second XI game the previous week and we all want him to be fully fit and firing for England and for the Ashes and things like that. He needed to play in this match to prove his fitness, but it just hasn’t worked out this week.”
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England has a pretty cricketing schedule in 2021, particularly for multi-format players such as Archer, with the New Zealand games followed by a five-Test series against India, ahead of the T20 World Cup in India and the Ashes in Australia.
