England fast bowler Jofra Archer has made a strong pitch for the inclusion of Sussex pacer Ollie Robinson in the English Test squad for the upcoming summer of cricket.
“Hopefully Ollie Robinson will get his [England] chance this summer,” Archer told thecricketer.com after the opening day’s play between Sussex and Kent.
“We all know what he can do, he’s a talented bowler and his stats prove that.”
England will start the summer with a two-Test match series against New Zealand from June 2. Followed by five-match Test series against India between August 4 to September 14.
Archer, who could not represent in the fourteenth season of the Indian Premier League due to elbow injury, demonstrated his full fitness by bowling a fiery spell for Sussex (2/29 in 13 overs) against Kent at Hove.
The duo of Archer and Robinson combined to take five Kent wickets, with the latter returning figures of 3/29.
On his own fitness, Archer said, “My fitness is fine, I thought I bowled okay. I played in the second team (against Surrey) last week and it’s good to get some confidence and I felt fine. I bowled in short spells for protection in case we had a long day but it was overcast, which helped a bit. There was a bit of management, but it all worked out.”
