England fast bowler Jofra Archer ruled out of three ODIs against India and start of IPL due to persistent elbow problem; fast bowler will return to the United Kingdom for further assessment; England name 14-man squad for three ODIs vs India in Pune
Fast bowler Jofra Archer has been ruled out of England’s three-match one-day international series against India and the start of the Indian Premier League due his persistent right elbow problem.
England captain Eoin Morgan said on Saturday that Archer’s injury had “become worse and does need attention” and the ECB said in a statement on Sunday that the issue “has made it increasingly challenging for him to maintain performance levels”.
The 25-year-old will now head home to the United Kingdom after being “deemed unfit for selection”, meaning he will miss the three ODIs against Virat Kohli’s side, which are live on Sky Sports Cricket on Tuesday, Friday and next Sunday.
England ODI squad for India series
Eoin Morgan (captain), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Liam Livingstone, Matt Parkinson, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, Mark Wood COVER: Jake Ball, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan
Archer will also sit out the start of Rajasthan Royals’ IPL campaign when the 20-over tournament gets underway, live on Sky Sports, on April 9.
The paceman played in all five of England’s T20s against India, taking seven wickets, but missed the second and fourth Tests against Kohli’s side earlier this year with his elbow problem.
An ECB statement read: “Jofra Archer is returning to the UK for further management and investigation of his right elbow injury.
“Jofra’s elbow issue has deteriorated over the course of the Twenty20 International series and made it increasingly challenging for him to maintain performance levels. He has been deemed unfit for selection for the ODI series that features matches on 23, 26 and 28 March.
“The ECB medical team will assess the player and, together with Jofra, develop a treatment plan and a return-to-play schedule in due course. As a consequence, Jofra will miss the start of this year’s Indian Premier League.”
England have selected their 14-man ODI squad from the players who were in Ahmedabad for the T20 international series,
Dawid Malan, Chris Jordan and Jake Ball are not in the official squad but will remain in India as cover.
England ODI squad for India series: Eoin Morgan (captain), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Liam Livingstone, Matt Parkinson, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, Mark Wood. COVER Jake Ball, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan
Watch England’s first ODI against India, in Pune, live from 7.30am on Tuesday on Sky Sports Cricket and Sky Sports Main Event. You will also be able to follow text commentary and in-play clips through our live blog on skysports.com and the Sky Sports app.
