England fast pitcher Jofra Archer will miss both the Twenty20 World Cup and the Ashes series in Australia after the England and Wales Cricket Council announced on Thursday that he had been sent off due to an elbow injury. ECB said in a statement last week when scans of the 26-year-old's right elbow were now sidelined showing he had suffered a recurrent stress fracture.
“In light of these findings, he was disqualified for the remainder of the year and will miss the current LV=Insurance test against India, the 2021 T20 Men's ICC World Championship and the ashes around. in Australia., ECB Added a statement.
Archer was a central figure in the 2019 World Cup win at home and Sussex's swiftness is seen as crucial to England's hopes of winning both the T20 World Cup and a return to the Ashes, in Australia.
But he now faces the prospect of an injury that could end his career, with big doubts over whether the Barbados pitcher can continue his 13-match trial career. or not when the match goes on for 5 days.
Archer was first diagnosed with a stress fracture in his bowling arm after breaking it during the 2019-2020 South Africa tour, before returning to the competition.
He has been treated with cortisone injections into his joints, most recently during another trauma tour to India earlier this year. Archer then underwent surgery in May to remove a piece of bone, after undergoing surgery in March to remove a piece of glass from his finger following a strangely related injury.