England Test captain Joe Root has hinted at Jofra Archer’s inclusion in the Ashes squad this summer. Archer made his England debut last week since becoming eligible but Root reckons that the 24-year-old could add ‘value’ to his Ashes squad.

Archer recorded the bowling figures of 1-40 from eight overs on his international debut against Ireland, before claiming two wickets in the one-off T20I versus Pakistan on Sunday (May 5).

“I’m looking at everyone with an eye towards the Ashes. Anyone that’s in the shake up for it, naturally you will,” Root quoted as saying by metro.co.uk.

“Sub-consciously you are always looking at county cricket, around the squad, who’s in good form and who’s playing well. Who could potentially be a good option for the Ashes squad in future. You can see the value of what he could bring to a side, that extra bit of zip, and he makes things happen,” he added.

Jofra will continue his bid to make England’s World Cup squad this week when Eoin Morgan’s side begin the five-match ODI series against Pakistan.

“He’s someone that wants to get into the game and try and make things happen and that’s a great quality to have on this stage. It will be interesting to see how he goes in the next few games,” the English Test captain said.

Root scored 47 off 42 balls as England chased down Pakistan’s target of 174 with seven wickets in hand and four balls to spare in the solitary T20I match in Cardiff.

“It’s nice to get the ball rolling and play some cricket. The West Indies feels like a long time ago,” Root said.

“It feels like we’re in a good place at the moment, though we are not taking that for granted. It’s really exciting to see the crux of the squad together for what I suppose is the start of the journey of the summer now. These two games have been a chance for us to start going in the right direction and get some momentum going into the one-day series. It’s really pleasing to be two from two and carry that forward in to these five games,” he concluded.