England fast bowler Jofra Archer might miss out the T20I series against India due to elbow issues. The right-arm bowler missed the fourth and final Test because of the same reason. England head coach Chris Silverwood has Sid that the medical staff will be monitoring Archer’s situation.
"Jofra's elbow did flare up a little bit and the medical staff are managing that at the moment," Silverwood said. "Obviously we'll monitor his progress. The medical staff are talking about how we deal with this long term.”
"He's trained today with the white-ball squad. We'll be monitoring his situation."
Talking about Archer’s workload, Silverwood said that he does want the fast bowler to be fit for all the formats. “I want Jofra to be fit for all forms of cricket. I want him to have a long, successful Test career.”
"Could we limit the number of overs he bowls? It's not something I would go out and predict but we'll find out in the course of time. The important thing for me at the moment is that Jofra gets every resource we can provide to make sure he does have a long and successful Test career.”
"I'm not sure surgery has come up yet. I'll be guided by the medics on that. I wouldn't say I'm concerned, no."
The T20I series between India and England begins on Friday in Ahmedabad. The five-match series will be followed ODI fixtures.