And Archer, fast-tracked into the England set-up in the nick of time to become a World Cup winner, flew to his native Barbados on Wednesday for a week-long break nursing a similar but less serious injury. Unveiling the squad to face Ireland at Lord's, national selector Ed Smith said: “Mark Wood is injured, Jofra Archer is unavailable. Asked when Archer would be available, Smith said: “We don’t know that at the moment – he has a side injury. I wouldn’t say we will see him play Test cricket this summer, I just don’t know. But what I will say is that we’re very excited about him and what he can do in all formats.”

Source: Daily Mirror July 17, 2019 17:01 UTC