Jofra Archer among England’s two changes for Melbourne remaining Ashes Tests

KANIKA SINGH RATHORE,

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England cricket Another blow to their shameful situation ash The tour hits a new low after its player of the series, jofra archerDue to injury he had to miss the last two Tests of the series.

Ben Stokes’ team will be deprived of fast bowling against Australia in the Boxing Day Test. melbourne And there will be conflict in the new year too sydney After the stretch on the left side remains intact.

It is the latest in a long line of injuries for the 30-year-old seamer, who has battled a number of injuries over four years, including stress fractures in his back and right elbow, but Archer underlined his importance to the red-ball team against India last summer and has produced impressive moments in an otherwise painful series for the tourists last month.

This includes a ecb Noosa travel check with reports The squad’s antics are being compared to a “stag-doo”.,

Archer will come out with Gus Atkinson his replacement, while jacob bethel The beleaguered Ollie Pope has finally been ruled out for an Ashes debut after a test series.

Jofra Archer was on pace to score 51 in the third Test in Adelaide, where he took five for 53 in Australia's first innings (Robbie Stephenson/PA).
Jofra Archer was on pace to score 51 in the third Test in Adelaide, where he took five for 53 in Australia’s first innings (Robbie Stephenson/PA).

He joined the team for training at the MCG on Christmas Eve, but played no part in practice and a spokesman later confirmed that he was out for the remainder of the trip.

This is sure to put a question mark on Archer’s future.

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In the short term, he has been penciled in for a key role in the T20 World Cup and will now have to await the results of additional scans upon returning to the United Kingdom. In the longer term, there are now new concerns over the ability of his body to cope with the demands of a five-day game.

Archer recently signed a new two-year deal with the ECB, but after his return was managed with extreme caution, this latest breakdown rings alarm bells.

He has bowled a total of 80 overs in the matches of Perth, Brisbane and adelaideTook nine wickets at 27.11 and maintained the lowest strike-rate in the touring attack.

In the third Test, he took five for 53 in the first innings and scored 51, emerging as a shining light in an increasingly fraught tour.

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