England pacer Jofra Archer who was fast-tracked in international cricket ahead of the 2019 World Cup has become a vital element of the English side. Thus, Archer’s elbow injury resurfacing has been a huge concern for the England.
This injury has put the right-arm quick’s place in the national side for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup followed by the Ashes in doubt. Archer will be seeing an expert this week to find out the severity of the injury.
According to the former England skipper Nasser Hussain, Archer possibly missing out on T20 World Cup and Ashes will be ‘hugely worrying’ for England.
“It’s hugely worrying for any cricketer. You don’t want a recurring nature of an injury, especially a bowler and especially this lad. He is such a rare talent, an absolute gem. Even in the cricket we did see at Sussex last week, the ball he got Crawley out with was phenomenal,” Nasser Hussain told Sky Sports.
“England will be desperate to look after him and get him right for that T20 World Cup and then, obviously, The Ashes. He can do things other bowlers can’t, as long as he is fit. He needs to be fit.
Hussain then spoke on Ollie Robinson, the pacer who has been picked for the Tests against New Zealand, “He has been getting his wickets at 16 apiece for Sussex over the last four years and reminds me very much of an Angus Fraser-type bowler,” he said.
“He is not quick, just over 80 miles an hour, but he has metronomic accuracy. He is highly skilled and has recently been talking about when it doesn’t seam, that he has been working on swinging it and reverse swinging it,” the 53-year-old added.
(With Sky Sports inputs)
