Jofra Archer

IPL 2025 mega auction: Notable absentees from the final auction list

Chris Woakes, known for his all-round abilities and steady performances, has surprisingly missed the cut for the IPL 2025 auction

T20 World Cup: Pacer Jofra Archer returns, Jos Buttler to lead England

Fit-again pacer Jofra Archer expectedly returned after a one-year injury-forced hiatus, while rookie all-rounder Tom Hartley also made the cut in the 15-member preliminary T20 World Cup squad announced by defending champions England here on Tuesday. Archer last played for England in a T20 International series against Bangladesh in March last year. The 29-year-old was England's leading wicket-taker in that series with four scalps from three matches at an economy of 6.63. But since then, Archer has been forced to sit on the sidelines because of the recurrence of a stress fracture in his right elbow. "Jofra Archer has recovered from his right elbow injury and is named in the squad," said the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in its media release. England will be led by Jos Buttler, who had guided them to the title in Australia in 2022. From January this year, Archer has been working intensely on his return including Sussex's pre-season camps in Abu Dhabi and Bengaluru, besides ..

Broad terms Stokes call to miss T20 World Cup right, Jofra Archer a concern

Former England pacer Stuart Board has backed talismanic all-rounder Ben Stokes' decision to opt out of this year's T20 World Cup due to fitness reasons but expressed concerns about fast bowler Jofra Archer's never-ending injury woes. Supporting Stokes' pullout from the upcoming T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and the USA, Board said the defending champions will miss his aura but have enough resources to replace him as a player. "Whatever Ben decides to do for the well-being of himself is the right decision. Ben Stokes has made some incredible decisions in his career that have paid off for him," Broad, a member of the Star Sports Incredible Star Cast, told PTI in an exclusive interaction at their studio here. "He wants to get back to (being) the all-rounder that he was and he feels like getting some workload through the knee in a controlled environment, without the help of a scale to pressurise the nature of a T20 World Cup, is the best choice," he said. While Archer has found it ...

Archer bowling at 'exceptional pace', trying to get him ready for T20 WC

Jofra Archer is once again cranking up "exceptional pace" following a series of injury setbacks since 2019 and is on England selectors' radar for the T20 World Cup this year. Archer's county side Sussex's coach Paul Farbrace said that the 29-year-old is bowling with the likes of England's Ollie Robinson and the West Indies' Jayden Seales in training and the plan is to make him ready for the showpiece event. "Last week in practice there was a spell where Oliver (Robinson) had bowled, Jayden bowled and then Jofra came into the middle and bowled -- and he came marching out and bowled exceptionally quick," Farbrace was quoted as saying by The Telegraph on Tuesday. Farbrace added he was mighty pleased to see Archer uprooting the stumps of Oli Carter a couple of times in the last few outings. "At the moment the plan is very clear from (James) Keysy (Sussex's bowling coach) that they're getting him ready for the T20 World Cup. All I can say is what I have seen, he came with us to India an

England hoping for Jofra Archer's availability for ICC T20 World Cup

England are hoping to have a fully-fit Jofra Archer available for the T20 World Cup later this year despite the ace fast bowler undergoing rehabilitation following the recurrence of his long-standing elbow injury. Archer, who played a key role in England's World Cup win in 2019, has not played any professional cricket since May last year. He did train with the England white-ball team on their tour of the Caribbean in December. "Our plan is the T20 World Cup, building him up slowly," England's director of cricket Rob Key was quoted as saying on the BBC's 'Tailenders Podcast'. The ace right-arm pacer has been plagued by injuries for the last three years. He made a comeback in white-ball cricket, playing three T20Is and four ODIs in the first quarter of 2023. But, he suffered the recurrence of his right-arm elbow injury during IPL last year, which ruled him out of action once again. When England were playing West Indies in Archer's native Barbados at the end of last year, he did play

Stokes and Archer will have T20 Word Cup places kept open: England coach

Star all-rounder Ben Stokes' match-winning prowess and Jofra Archer's "box-office pace" are a must for England in the 2024 T20 World Cup and the two injured players will have places kept open in the team for them, said white-ball coach Matthew Mott. Stokes is recovering from a knee operation he underwent in November and hopes to be fit to captain England in the Test series in India in January-March next year. While fast bowler Archer has not featured for England since March because of an elbow injury. The duo is expected to make the T20 World Cup squad for the showpiece event starting in June, fitness permitting. "I think that's a given," Mott said when asked whether Stokes and Archer will be in the mix for World Cup selection. "Ben, aside from his incredible match-winning ability in every department, gives us that ability to have a seam bowler in your top six that gives you so many options with your team balance...It makes selection a hell of a lot easier. So that's a given," he s

IPL 2024 auction: Full list of released, retained players by Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians released Jofra Archer and a total of 11 players which included five overseas

World Cup 2023: Archer will not be Topley's replacement, says England coach

England head coach Matthew Mott has asserted that injured Reece Topley will not be replaced by Jofra Archer if a need for change arises

Cricket Australia makes neckguards mandatory at domestic, int'l level

The Cricket Australia (CA) has advocated the use of neck protectors since the demise of Phillip Hughes in 2014

Jofra Archer's World Cup dreams over: Luke Wright says he's run out of time

England chief selector Luke Wright has confirmed that Jofra Archer is running against time, and only a miraculous recovery can revive his World Cup hopes

Jofra Archer injury update: English pacer likely to play in ODI World Cup

Archer was a key figure in England's maiden World Cup win in 2019 as he took 20 wickets in the tournament and bowled the all-important Super Over in the final as well.

IPL 2023 RCB vs MI preview: Is Archer enough for strong Bangalore batting?

RCB vs MI: Mumbai Indians are without the services of Jasprit Bumrah, but have got Cameron Green and Jofra Archer to fill the gap. Will they be enough against Bangalore's batting led by Virat Kohli

Archer one bowler I would really like to face, says Yash Dhull

Dhull had led India to a record fifth U19 World Cup title

Always wanted to play for MI, glad to finally get the opportunity: Archer

Archer was picked up by Mumbai Indians for Rs 8 crore on Day 2 of the IPL mega auction

'Worth the wait': Zaheer Khan on Archer-Bumrah bowling together in IPL

Archer was picked up by Mumbai Indians for Rs 8 crore on Day 2 of the IPL mega auction in Bengaluru

Jofra Archer has 2nd surgery on elbow, will miss West Indies tour

Fast bowler Jofra Archer has undergone a second operation on his injured right elbow and will be sidelined until next summer, the England and Wales Cricket Board said.

Jofra Archer undergoes second elbow operation; ruled out Windies series

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed that fast bowler Jofra Archer underwent a second operation on his injured right elbow on Saturday in London.ECB said the procedure addressed the long-standing stress fracture of his right elbow."A return to cricket will be determined in time, but Jofra will not be available for any of England's remaining Winter series," ECB said in a statement.Last year in August, Archer was ruled out of the India Test series, ICC men's T20 World Cup and Ashes. This came after Archer, who had an operation in May 2020 to remove a bone fragment from his elbow, returned to play in July.England are slated to play against West Indies in January next year and Archer won't be a part of it.Meanwhile, England is locking horns with Australia in the ongoing Ashes. Australia are 2-0 up in the Test series after winning the second Test at the Adelaide Oval. The third Test will begin on December 26.

ICC T20 WC, ENG vs AUS Highlights: Eng crush Aussies, inch closer to semis

England thus completed a hat-trick of wins, while Australia suffered their first loss of the tournament after beating South Africa and Sri Lanka in their previous two games

Absence of Stokes, Archer doesn't make this England side weak: Jos Buttler

Jos Butter feels despite the absence of Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer, his side will be no pushovers and would be one of the favourites to clinch the ICC T20 World Cup trophy

England cricket board agrees with Jofra Archer on skipping India Tests

England cricket board has concurred with pace bowler Jofra Archer on his decision to put T20 World Cup and Ashes series later this year ahead of August-September's five-Test series against India