England’s head coach, Brendon McCullum, praised Jofra Archer for his four-wicket haul in the third ODI of their three-match series against South Africa. Archer received the Player of the Match award in England’s record-breaking 342-run victory.
Brendon McCullum also explained why Archer was eased back into the mix rather than hastening his rehabilitation.
He stated that the team’s management intended to give the pacer every opportunity to play in England’s “biggest series,” the 2017 Ashes.
“That was an unbelievable spell. It was box-office bowling. [It’s] not just his pace, but his skill, his ability to shift it both ways and to test batters with the steep bounce he gets. He’s a proper cricketer, hence why we’ve taken our time with him to make sure that we give him every chance to be in the biggest series of all of our lives,” stated McCullum, as quoted by.
The former Kiwi cricketer underscored the management’s plan in handling Archer’s workload. He concluded by admitting that Archer will be a critical player for England when they play Australia Down Under.
“We’ve had a good plan with Jof over the last little while and he’s rewarded us for the type of planning that we’ve had with performances like tonight. He’s going to be a huge player when we get to Australia, as a number of others are. But I don’t think we’ll wrap him up [in cotton wool] per se. We’ll just keep working with him on how he’s going and work out what’s best for him,” mentioned McCullum.
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