England’s Jofra Archer will miss the ODI series and the start of IPL 2021, due to an elbow injury.
Jofra Archer misses ODI series and IPL 2021
The pacer will return to the United Kingdom for the rehabilitation of his injury, which worsened during the T20I series. Virat Kohli led India won the T20I series, 3-2 in Ahmedabad.
According to an ECB press release, the England medical team will “assess the player and, together with Jofra, develop a treatment plan and a return-to-play schedule in due course. As a consequence, Jofra will miss the start of this year’s Indian Premier League.”
“Jofra’s elbow issue has deteriorated over the course of the T20I series and made it increasingly difficult for him to maintain performance levels,” an ECB statement said. “He has been deemed unfit for selection for the ODI series that features matches on 23, 26 and 28 March.
“The ECB medical team will assess the player and, together with Jofra, develop a treatment plan and a return-to-play schedule in due course. As a consequence, Jofra will miss the start of this year’s Indian Premier League.”
England have named a 14-man squad for the ODI series, featuring nine of the squad that won the World Cup in 2019. Joe Root and Chris Woakes both flew home after the Test series and have not returned to India.
Chris Silverwood, England’s head coach, said: “Joe’s not with us – he’s obviously a fine one-day player as we all know but it was a good opportunity to give him a break having been in the bubble for so long through the Test series.
“Woakesy isn’t here because he’s having a break. He’s spending some time with his family. He’s an outstanding contributor in ODI cricket and we know that. It’s just with the schedule as it is, we have to find holes for people somewhere.”
Matt Parkinson, the 24-year-old legspinner who won two caps in South Africa in February 2020, may be given an opportunity as the only player to have been with the England camp throughout their winter schedule in Sri Lanka and India, while his Lancashire team-mate Liam Livingstone is in line to make his ODI debut.
“I’ve got nothing but praise for Matt, the way that he’s conducted himself, the way that’s he’s trained, and the way that he’s got stuck in helping the lads as well,” Silverwood said. “He’s been an absolute delight to have on tour. He’s been fantastic while he’s been here.”
England Squad for ODI against India
The three ODIs will be played in Pune on March 23, 26, and 28.
ODI Squad: Eoin Morgan (C), Moeen Ali, Jonathan Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Liam Livingstone, Matt Parkinson, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, Mark Wood.
Covers: Jake Ball, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan
