Admits ECB Managing Director Ashley Giles (Photo- Getty)
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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) director of men’s cricket Ashley Giles has said that England will be highly careful when it comes to bringing back Jofra Archer on the cricket field. He also said the board is prepared to play the long game when it comes to Jofra Archer’s fitness.
Recently, Archer had written in a newspaper column that he is prepared to write off the home summer in a bid to recover fully from his recent elbow operation. He warned that if he doesn’t get his rehabilitation right after his successful elbow surgery, he wouldn’t be able to play “any cricket … period”.
I’m Very Confident We’ll Get Him Back, And Get Him Back As We’ve Seen Jofra In The Past: Ashley Giles On Jofra Archer
Jofra Archer warned that he would be “quite prepared” to miss the five-Test series against India, beginning at Trent Bridge on August 4, if it meant he would be better placed to prolong his career across all three formats.
Talking about the same, Giles said that England is prepared to be “conservative” as he works his way back towards full fitness.
“I’ve talked a lot about our objectives in the T20 World Cup and the Ashes and we need to make sure he is best prepared for that. If it went swimmingly, we may see him earlier but we’re not going to put any deadlines on it.
Jofra Archer. (Credits: Twitter)
I’m very confident we’ll get him back, and get him back as we’ve seen Jofra in the past. The surgery went well and if he recovers in the right amount of time, he’ll be relieved, almost, that the shackles are off and he can come back and do what he loves doing,” Giles was quoted by ESPNCricinfo.
We’re Definitely Confident He’ll Be Back And Ready To Go At Some Point Later In The Year: Giles On Archer’s Return To Cricket
Ashley Giles confirmed that Archer will be assessed in four weeks’ time after undergoing the procedure. Giles, however, was confident that the operation had gone “very well” and the ECB is confident that Archer will be back in full capacity sooner than later.
“All of these injuries carry a certain amount of risk, that’s why we look at all the conservative options first before you head into surgery. But I’m very confident with the medical team we have and the surgery he’s had, which has gone very well, that Jof will be back and firing.
Ashley Giles. (Image-Sky Sports)
Any of us who’ve had surgeries of those sorts in the past, they definitely make you edgy and nervous. But we’re definitely confident he’ll be back and ready to go at some point later in the year,” Giles said.
Giles also said that ECB will be open to any proposal if Jofra Archer wants to return to his home island of Barbados during his rehabilitation process.
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