Exclusive: England believe Archer could recover from elbow injury in time to feature in the latter stages of the 50-over competition
England hope that Jofra Archer will play a role in their World Cup defence in India and will consider picking him in their 15-man squad even if he is not fully fit for the start of the tournament.
Archer is recovering from a recurrence of a stress fracture in his right elbow, which ruled him out of the Ashes series, and is the latest in a series of injuries over the past four years.
However, there is optimism that the 28-year-old could be fit to play a role in the World Cup, potentially allowing England to unleash him in tandem with Mark Wood during the latter stages of the competition.
Archer played a key role in England’s World Cup win in 2019 including bowling the Super Over against New Zealand at Lord’s to secure their first global 50-over trophy. He took 20 wickets at just 23.05 apiece across the tournament and was named in the official team of the competition.