Jofra Archer had not played first class cricket for 1501 days before returning to Surrey on June 22 against Durham in the county championship.
Earlier in the day, England announced its team for the second test match against India. And to the surprise of many people, Jofra Archer was included in the team of 15 members. L’Express Pacer had played its first first class match in more than 4 years earlier this week for Surrey.
The inclusion of archer worries Nasser
While the news has aroused most English fans, former Captain Naseer Hussain is not fully sold on Archer’s inclusion. He feels that England could rush him. He only played 18 overs in four days in the county championship and walked for around 100 overs.
“I think it’s too much a risk this week, but it can be so well passed – I do not know the body of Jofra Archer – it can have passed so well that they say:” We are going to play you this week “. So the problem is, who do you leave aside?” Nasser told Sky Sports Cricket.
“I think it is a bet that is worth it to be taken; I don’t know if it’s worth taking this week. I would do it a week later at Lord’s.
Should not play it in Edgbaston
Naseer also thinks that despite being added to the team, England should wait to bring Archer to the XI. He thinks that playing EDGbaston could lead to bigger problems. And maybe the best decision would be to see how it goes and play it with Lord.
“They could have made three decisions with him. Leave it to Sussex to play another county championship match; I think they play on Sunday in Warwickshire, then choose it for Lord’s for the next test. The problem with this is when he has played three games in three weeks, which can do the third, without having played for four years. Every noon, and each tea after the game, and take a look at how it is. »»
Ashes at the back of the mind
The old skipper understands that England is already thinking of ashes. They want to verify how his body will hold now, instead of taking him directly to Australia, then things are not in the process of speaking as they wanted.
“What are we in a hurry when we waited so long?” Why not wait another week just to make sure? Obviously, they also have an eye on the future. Four following test games. »»
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