Jofra Archer set to return for England in T20 series against Pakistan next month… but fast bowler is unlikely to play Test cricket before 2025, says ECB chief Rob Key

Jofra Archer is hoping to make use of subsequent month’s T20 sequence in opposition to Pakistan to show his health for England’s World Cup defence within the Caribbean in June, in keeping with ECB managing director Rob Key.

Archer final performed worldwide cricket over a 12 months in the past, since when he has been sidelined by a long-standing elbow harm. 

And Key warned he was unlikely to return to Take a look at cricket till 2025, when England face five-match sequence in opposition to each India and Australia.

However Key insisted his participation on this summer season’s T20 World Cup was ‘completely’ life like, following Archer’s profitable pre-season journey to India together with his Sussex team-mates.

‘He bowled shortly on the market, very well,’ Key instructed Sky Sports activities. ‘He has now gone again to the Caribbean the place he’s going to play a little bit of membership cricket, all seeking to get himself prepared for the T20 World Cup. He’ll hopefully play within the sequence in opposition to Pakistan [in May], however it’s all the time fingers-crossed in the meanwhile with Jofra.’

England quick bowler Jofra Archer (above)  final performed worldwide cricket over a 12 months in the past

Archer, who has simply turned 29, has performed solely two Checks because the finish of the 2020 summer season due to harm.

‘We’re going to take it slower in order that we get him again for not only a quick interval however for a protracted interval,’ mentioned Key.

‘The plan is he’s going to play white-ball cricket this summer season and going into the winter. Then hopefully subsequent summer season, after we play India after which into the Ashes later that 12 months, we get him again for Take a look at cricket. It’s a gradual course of to get him again for all codecs.’