Barbados-born cricketer Jofra Archer‘s impressive outing in the recently concluded ODI series against Pakistan has earned him a place in the England side for the upcoming World Cup. The 24-year-old was on stand-by and his performance was under review.
Jofra Archer earns WC call-up
He played 3 ODIs, one against Ireland and a couple of games against Pakistan. The pacer has been seen clocking the 140kmph mark on a consistent basis. He was included in the squad at the expense of left-arm pacer David Willey, who did considerably well in recent games.
HE’S IN!!!!! Our pace machine is heading to the @icc #CWC19! ??
Congratulations, @JofraArcher!! #HallaBol pic.twitter.com/felilPK9y8
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 21, 2019
Royals-Sussex engage in hilarious banter over Jofra Archer on Twitter
Archer has been one of the most sought after freelance cricketers in the T20 circuit and therefore when the news broke out, Indian Premier League franchise- Rajasthan Royals couldn’t hold on to the excitement and tweeted- “HE’S IN!!!! Our pace machine is heading to the @icc #CWC19!”. The micro-blogging site turned out to be a hilarious platform as Archer’s County team Sussex took a pot-shot at the Royals by responding to the tweet saying- ‘Your’ pace machine?
The paceman’s BBL side Hobart Hurricanes saw the funny side to it and added a few emojis while reacting to the banter. It took the man himself to come out and act as the peace-maker as Archer responded to the banter with a tweet that read- “Play nicely guys”.
England name their final squad for the mega-event
Apart from Archer, batter Joe Denly too missed out on sealing a berth. Left-arm spinner Liam Dawson earned a surprise call-up instead. The cricketer last featured for his national side back in October 2018.
When it comes to the batting department- Alex Hales, who was suspended from all formats after failing a drug test, has been replaced by James Vince. The batsman has been in good touch, amassing a total of 509 runs in the One Day Cup in mere seven games. The highlight of his campaign was a 154-ball 190 for Hampshire, that included 15 fours and 5 maximums. He has also scored 76 runs in two games against Pakistan.
England Squad: Eoin Morgan (c), Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, James Vince, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett, Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood