England’s Archer ruled out of T20 series in South Africa

Following his stints at two table tennis camps in Europe, national junior player Miguel Wong had a taste of top-flight competition in the recently held 2020 ITTF World Tour Platinum German open, in Magdeburg, Germany but was unsuccessful in advancing past the opening round.

Wong, who represented Guyana at the event, was knocked out by Japan’s Shunsuke Toganmi 11-3, 11-4, 11-9, 11-9 in the preliminary round of the men’s single category.

The 19-year-old Guyanese who recalled having his moments in the match, relayed to Stabroek Sport that he is not at all perturbed by the end result of his participation in the tournament, noting that it is all part of his growth process.

“I’m really grateful to have played the German open; it’s my first pro tour platinum event and I really got to see where my level was and I now know exactly what I need to work on,” the young man explained. He noted that the event included the top 10 players and included as much as the top 200 players in the world.

For this reason, he said that his participation will aid to advance his world rankings. He will now turn his attention to the Portugal open which gets underway shortly. Guyana’s wonder girl Chelsea Edghill will also trade serves with her female

Miguel Wong

counterparts in the Lisbon event.

The young man said he is highly appreciative of the contributions from sponsors Brian Sukhail of Power Producers and Distributors, Beacon Café, Kings Jewellery, Titans Table Tennis Club, Ready Mix Cement and the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) for funding his trip. (Reuters) - England fast bowler Jofra Archer has been ruled out of next month’s three-match Twenty20 series against South Africa due to soreness to his right elbow, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.

Archer sustained the troublesome elbow injury following England’s opening test against South Africa last month, and missed the final three matches of the series which Joe Root’s side won 3-1.

The 24-year-old was rested for the three-match one-day series against South Africa but his absence from the shortest format is a blow to the England camp as they prepare for the T20 World Cup in Australia later this year.

Archer will be replaced in the T20 squad by Lancashire seamer Saqib Mahmood, who will remain in South Africa after the ODI series starting on Feb. 4 in Cape Town.

The T20 series begins on Feb. 12 at Buffalo Park in East London.