Ben Stokes has welcomed the return of Jofra Archer and hopes to see him fully recovered for The Ashes series next summer. A sequence of injuries has kept Archer out of competitive cricket since last March but he played for the England Lions this week against England in Abu Dhabi. “It’s been great to see … Read more
Jofra Archer has his sights firmly set on next year’s 50-over World Cup after making his return from injury. Elbow problems and a stress fracture to his back have kept Archer sidelined since last March but he had a solid showing on his first outing on Wednesday, bowling nine overs as the Lions took on … Read more
Jofra Archer is a step closer to returning to full international cricket after featuring for the England Lions in Abu Dhabi. The Lions are playing England ahead of the Test side’s tour of Pakistan, which is live on Sky Sports from December 1. Archer has not played first-class cricket since March 2021 because of elbow … Read more
Jofra Archer could be back bowling in an England shirt by the end of next month, with the possibility of playing some part in an internal Test match warm-up in Abu Dhabi. Archer has not played international cricket for more than 18 months, suffering with a long-standing elbow injury followed by a stress fracture of … Read more
England Lions have named teenager Rehan Ahmed in their 15-man squad for a training camp to the UAE in November, while Jofra Archer and Saqib Mahmood will join the travelling party to step up their recovery from injury. The squad will be in the UAE from November 6-27, while England men’s Test side will travel … Read more
Ben Foakes, Liam Livingstone moved onto central contracts for first time; Harry Brook, Matthew Potts, Reece Topley offered incremental terms for first time; Rory Burns not offered contract of any kind; Dawid Malan, Jason Roy contracts reduced to incremental; Archer retains central deal Last Updated: 11/10/22 10:08am Rory Burns (left) loses a central contract while … Read more