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Stokes defends Archer’s Test absence and warns strictness risks England exit
Simon Burnton·The Guardian World News·2026-06-03 13:54:27·1 view
Critics have called situation ‘ludicrous’ and ‘frustrating’
‘Jofra may not play for England if handled differently’
Ben Stokes has defended England’s decision to excuse Jofra Archer from the start of the Test summer so he could compete in the Indian Premier League, saying a more militant approach risks a situation where “players like him might not play for England again”.
On Wednesday Archer was strongly criticised by the former New Zealand bowler Simon Doull, who described his absence as
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Critics have called situation ‘ludicrous’ and ‘frustrating’ ‘Jofra may not play for England if handled differently’ Ben Stokes has defended England’s decision to excuse Jofra Archer from the start of the Test summer so he could compete in the Indian Premier League, saying a more militant approach risks a situation where “players like him might not play for England again”. On Wednesday Archer was strongly criticised by the former New Zealand bowler Simon Doull, who described his absence as
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