Matthew Mott also picks Tom Hartley his provisional line-up for this summer's tournament in the West Indies and USA
Matthew Mott also picks Tom Hartley his provisional line-up for this summer's tournament in the West Indies and USAOne of the best T20 bowlers in the world, capable of operating in every phase of an innings, Archer’s inclusion in the squad for the tournament in the Caribbean and USA is a huge boost to under-pressure England coachArcher has not played competitive cricket for a year and last appeared for his country on the white-ball tour of Bangladesh 14 months ago.
He still has to prove his fitness over the coming weeks but if he can do that during the upcoming four-match home T20 series againstHe is replaced by another 35-year-old in Chris Jordan, who played in the semi-final and final of the 2022 tournament in Australia and who is recalled for the first time since last summer.
Of those players who were part of the ODI World Cup, Dawid Malan, Woakes and Gus Atkinson did not make this squad.
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