Jofra Archer: I could play all three Tests against West Indies after elbow injury

The seamer has been back in training in recent weeks as he gears up for the visit of the Windies, and he insists he is fully recovered

England players check in at bio-secure Ageas Bowl for strangest summer of their lives

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Jofra Archer believes his elbow injury has healed to the extent that he would be able to play in all three of England's Test matches against West Indies in July.

Archer introduced himself to the international cricket world in devastating fashion in 2019, starring for England in the World Cup and the Ashes, before sustaining a stress fracture which ruled him out of three Tests against South Africa and the postponed tour of Sri Lanka.

The seamer has been back in training in recent weeks, however, as he gears up for the visit of the Windies, and he insists he is fully recovered.

"Bowling has been a gradual progression but despite the fact that I was resting my elbow injury when we went into lockdown in March, I have followed similar loads to the other England Test bowlers," he wrote in his Daily Mail column.

"The first few days, I bowled four overs. Then in the second week, I upped it to six, a couple of weeks later it became two spells of between five and six overs at a time.

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"So far everything feels like clockwork. Crunch in, crunch out, my body feels fresh, and there are no issues with my right elbow whatsoever, touch wood. When I run into bowl, I don't think about it, just about bowling the ball as I always have done.

Archer underwent a scan in London on the problem area last week - a trip he described as a "box-ticking exercise" - and he says he is well prepared for the first Test on July 8 at the Ageas Bowl.

"Despite the fact that the three matches of this series are played in such a short space of time, I actually think I could play all three — but obviously everyone will be a bit cautious in terms of workload, thinking about the body and what lies ahead," he wrote.

"So it won't be the ability to do it that will stop bowlers being ever-present but concern about the physical implications of doing so."

England are due to check in at the Hilton Hotel at the Ageas Bowl on Tuesday ahead of the strangest summer of their professional lives.

A 30-strong playing group will be whittled down to a Test squad following a three-day practice match, which is due to start on July 1.

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