Jofra Archer to miss Ashes against Australia due to injury as England recall Jonny Bairstow and omit Ben Foakes

England bowler Jofra Archer has been ruled out of this summer’s Ashes series after a recurrence of a stress fracture to his right elbow. Archer, 28, has not played a Test match since February 2021 due to a succession of injuries. Ad He returned home early from the Indian Premier League last week and will now spend time working on his recovery with the England and Sussex medical teams.

CricketSciver-Brunt in a ‘good place’ following mental health break18 HOURS AGO “It has been a frustrating and upsetting period for Jofra Archer,” said ECB managing director Rob Key. “He was making good progress until a recurrence of the elbow injury, which kept him out for an extended period previously. We wish him the best of luck with his recovery.

«I’m sure we will see Jofra back to his best and winning games for England, whatever the format. Hopefully, sooner rather than later.” The news comes as England announce their 15-man squad for their Test match against Ireland on June 1. Jimmy Anderson has been included despite suffering a groin strain while playing for Lancashire.

The bowling options also include Stuart Broad, Chris Woakes, Ollie Robinson, Matthew Potts and Mark Wood. Anderson suffers groin strain ahead of Ashes Sciver-Brunt in 'good place' after mental health break Wicketkeeper-batter Jonny Bairstow returns after recovering from a broken leg. He will take the gloves from Ben Foakes, who has been left out of the squad altogether.

Surrey’s Ollie Pope has been officially confirmed as England’s vice-captain. »We are looking forward to the summer ahead and getting into the swing of things, starting with a good test against Ireland,” added Key. “It was a seriously tough decision to leave Ben Foakes out of the squad.