Archer's Best Is Yet To Come, Says England Captain Eoin Morgan

Archer was England’s leading wicket-taker in their triumphant World Cup campaign. He continued his performance by scalping 22 wickets in four Ashes Tests

England speedster Jofra Archer’s success spree has put him on the prime seat in the English dressing room. Following the wonders he did in the ICC World Cup and the Ashes, Archer bagged the central contract for Test and white-ball cricket by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). As the 24-year-old makes into the Test squad for the upcoming series against New Zealand, England’s limited-overs skipper Eoin Morgan believes that the tearaway pacer is yet to come. Morgan was full of praise for the 24-year-old fast bowler, stating that Archer managed to overcome every obstacle that was thrown on him to make his name in world cricket. “I think it is fantastic. Jofra is very exciting to watch and he bowls fast and has an X-factor. He can bowl in any format of the game and any circumstances and to any plan. Every obstacle that is being put in front of him, he overcame that. We haven’t seen the best of him; he still wants to learn all the time,” Morgan said. Archer was England’s leading wicket-taker in their triumphant World Cup campaign at home. He then followed up his World Cup performance by scalping 22 wickets at an average of 20.27 in the four Ashes Tests against Australia. However, it was not smooth sailing for Archer initially. The Barbados-born cricketer shifted his base to England in 2015 as he held British citizenship through his English father. But Archer was initially not eligible to play for England cricket team until 2022 because of their residency rules, but the ECB changed the rules and Archer made his debut in May 2019. Morgan also said that England have now set their sights on next year’s World Twenty20 in Australia after fulfilling their long-cherished dream of winning the ICC ODI World Cup. “We have 18 T20 International games from between now and then and we will try to build a squad that can potentially win that tournament (World T20),” Morgan said.