Archer has played just three games of cricket in the past 13 months and is being carefully managed by England. It means Archer, set to play his first match for England in the Caribbean since qualifying in 2019, will face Scotland on his home island of Barbados on Tuesday. Curran’s status has devalued since starring in the last T20 World Cup and he may have to be content with playing sporadically when others are rested, perhaps in the games against Oman and Namibia in Antigua next week. England’s predicted XI vs Scotland Jos Buttler (C/WK)Phil SaltWill JacksJonny BairstowHarry BrookMoeen AliLiam LivingstoneChris JordanAdil RashidJofra ArcherReece TopleyFor now, England look settled. The longer it stays that way the better their chances of defending this World Cup will become.

Source: Express June 03, 2024 12:28 UTC