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Simon Burnton in Dhaka

‘I’m happy my body is holding up’: Jofra Archer remains philosophical

Jofra Archer Bangladesh England Gareth Copley Ashes
Jofra Archer in Bangladesh
‘I’m not going to charge in trying to bowl 95mph over here,’ says Jofra Archer on the challenge of managing his fitness on pitches in Bangladesh. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images

Just one Test. As Jofra Archer works his way back to full fitness after an injury-ravaged 18 months, and before he heads to his first Indian Premier League season since 2020, this is the primary target. “If I can play one game this summer, I’ll be happy. If I play more than one, that’s a bonus,” he says.

It is a tantalising prospect. Archer has been involved in three of the four games England have so far played in Bangladesh and will probably play one more, with the penultimate T20 scheduled for Sunday.

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