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Matthew Cooper

Kevin Pietersen fears Jofra Archer's England Test career may be over after injury setback

Former England captain Kevin Pietersen believes Jofra Archer may never play a Test match again after the fast bowler suffered a stress fracture of the back.

It is a heartbreaking setback for Archer, who has not played for England since March last year and has already been forced to undergo two operations in a bid to sort out a chronic elbow problem. This latest injury has ruled him out of action for the entire summer and Pietersen believes it is "difficult to imagine him recovering from this to play long-form cricket again".

In his latest Betway column, Pietersen said: "It's terrible news for poor Jofra Archer that he’ll miss the whole summer. He's shown moments of brilliance for England and other teams and it's just a horrible blow for him.

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