Jofra Archer likely to play in England’s warm-up match in Abu Dhabi next month

Jofra Archer could be back to bowling in an England shirt by the end of next month and could potentially play some role in the warm-up for the Inside Test in Abu Dhabi.

Archer, who has not played international cricket for more than 18 months, suffered a long-term elbow injury followed by a back stress fracture on the way back this summer.

But the 27-year-old has made good progress in his recovery and will travel to the United Arab Emirates in early November to continue his training and rehabilitation work with the England Lions and fellow seamen Brydon Carse and Saqib Mahmood together.

The 2019 World Cup winner is not expected to make a competitive comeback until the new year, but team management are considering letting him finish him in a three-day warm-up match between England’s senior side and the second-tier Lions pace of. November 23 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium.

“He will play a meaningful role in all of our training sessions, let’s hope he can play a role in the closing stages of the game,” said Mobobat, the ECB’s performance director, on Thursday.

“We’re going to have to see where it lands and where he gets. We’re going to try to build him up safely. He’s ready to go out and bowl on grass and start thinking about competition, not just his movement and body Feeling. We’re excited, but trying to make sure we’re patient.”

Bobart revealed that Archer, a player who has only just come into contact with his huge potential on the international stage, will be a huge asset for the Ashes next year and he was delighted to receive the call.

But while news of his gradual return may spark widespread enthusiasm, there is also a lot of caution about asking him to do too much, too quickly.

“I called Jofra to talk to him about this training camp and he said to me ‘this is the first positive selection call I’ve had in a long time’. We kind of giggled because he’s only had a tough time lately. Injury news, and he missed being told why he was drafted.

“He’s in good spirits and is very excited to be back on the field. One of the dangers is getting people back too fast, so what we’re trying to do with Jofra is build a very strong bowling base over a period of time so he The body has enough elasticity.

“One of the things we’re trying to prevent — I don’t know if that’s the correct term — but it’s pretty much a reversal of bone density. They’re missing the volume of crickets needed to maintain bone stiffness, especially through the spine.”