Jofra Archer out of England Test against South Africa at Newlands with elbow problem

"He will not be at the ground today and will have a second scan to determine the extent of the injury," an ECB statement read on Friday.

archer030101

Jofra Archer has been ruled out of England's second Test against South Africa through injury.

The seamer is suffering from an elbow problem which prevented him from taking any serious part in training in the immediate build-up to the game at Newlands.

"He (Archer) is not fit to play suffering with a right elbow injury," an ECB statement read.

"He will not be at the ground today and will have a second scan to determine the extent of the injury."

Somerset spinner Dom Bess, who had not been originally included in the touring party but was called up after Jack Leach went down ill, replaces Archer in the England side.

The visitors have made two further changes to the side which lost the opening match of the series at Centurion.

Rory Burns is replaced by Zak Crawley after suffering a series-ending ankle ligament injury playing football on Thursday, while Ollie Pope comes into the middle order in place of Jonny Bairstow.

Comments

LATEST NEWS

STAY UP TO DATE Sign up to our newsletter...
SIGN UP

Thank You! Thank you for subscribing!

Edinburgh House, 170 Kennington Lane, London, SE115DP

website@thecricketer.com

Welcome to www.thecricketer.com - the online home of the world’s oldest cricket magazine. Breaking news, interviews, opinion and cricket goodness from every corner of our beautiful sport, from village green to national arena.