By India Today Sports Desk: England pacer Jofra Archer has been dominated out of the Ashes assortment in direction of Australia nevertheless a completely recovered Jonny Bairstow was recalled to the Test squad for the one-off match in direction of Ireland subsequent month. Archer, who has been dominated out “for the rest of the summer,” missed 17 months of worldwide cricket on account of elbow and once more accidents sooner than returning in January.
Archer carried out 5 matches for the Mumbai Indians sooner than his Indian Premier League (IPL) stint was decrease fast by a nagging hurt last week. “It has been a frustrating and upsetting period for Jofra Archer,” England males’s cricket managing director Rob Key talked about in a press launch.
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“He was making good progress until a recurrence of the elbow injury, which kept him out for an extended period previously. I’m sure we will see Jofra back to his best and winning games for England, whatever the format. Hopefully, sooner rather than later.”
BAIRSTOW RETURNS
Bairstow returned to the group after missing the T20 World Cup in Australia on account of a freak golf hurt in September. Wicketkeeper Ben Foakes was dropped to make room for Bairstow for the Test match in direction of Ireland at Lord’s beginning June 1.
Warwickshire pacer Chris Woakes returns to the Test squad for the first time since March 2022, whereas Durham fast bowler Mark Wood returns after missing the New Zealand tour. Both skipper Ben Stokes (left knee) and pacer James Anderson (groin) appeared to have minor accidents and have been named to the squad. The Ashes assortment in direction of Australia begins on June 16 at Edgbaston.
England squad for one-off Test in direction of Ireland: Ben Stokes (captain), James Anderson, Jonathan Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood
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