ARCHER BACK IN THE WICKETS JOFRA FEELS GOOD AFTER RETURN TO ACTION
PACEMAN Jofra Archer felt in fine fettle after taking two wickets on his return for Sussex in their County Championship match against Kent at Hove.
He removed Daniel BellDrummond and England teammate Zak Crawley in his fourover, new-ball burst and bowled two further spells of four and five overs to finish with two for 29 from 13 overs.
Ollie Robinson, who could join Archer in the England team for next month’s Test series against New Zealand, and George Garton each took three wickets as Kent were bowled out for 145 with only Jack Leaning (63) offering real resistance. Sussex were 51 for two when bad light brought a premature end to the first day.
Archer was bowling with a red ball for the first time since the third Test against India nearly three months ago after recovering from finger surgery and having rested a troublesome elbow which forced him to miss the Indian Premier League.
‘It’s great to play again with lads who I’ve played with nearly all of my career,’ he said. ‘My fitness is fine, I thought I bowled okay. If I’m fit, I guess I’ll play in the Test series and I feel alright.’
Archer celebrates one of his two wickets for Sussex at Hove