England captain Joe Root has defended his usage of Jofra Archer after claims his overbowling of the prized pace bowler led to him sustaining an elbow stress fracture.
Archer missed the last three Tests against South Africa and will also be out of action for the remainder of England’s tour of the country.
Since Archer’s international debut, in May 2019, only one quick bowler – Pat Cummins – has got through more overs for their country. From that time until the end of 2019, Stuart Broad was next on the list for most overs bowled by an England bowler, but almost 100 overs behind, with 301.4 overs to his name compared to Archer’s 400.5 overs.
While Archer is set to miss England’s tour to Sri Lanka, his IPL side, Rajasthan Royals, are hopeful he will be able to play some part in the 2020 tournament, which begins on March 29.
