Jofra Archer is expected to return for the third Test against South Africa but Mark Wood also in the frame
England’s average age continues to plummet in the absence of Jimmy Anderson. At Port Elizabeth on Thursday, the team will hover around 26 years with two players, Stuart Broad and Joe Denly, aged over 30. By contrast South Africa will have an average age around 30, with five players above that figure.
England won with kids in Cape Town, fresh-faced ones in Ollie Pope, Zak Crawley, Dom Bess and Sam Curran, all of whom are under 23. Dominic Sibley, now a proud Test centurion, is 24 and may be joined by Jofra Archer, who is the same age. The kids prevailed in a Test, but can they be consistent enough to win the series?
Written by Vic Marks in Cape Town
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/11/south-africa-england-cricket-third-test-jofra-archer-mark-wood-jimmy-anderson under the title “England bank on youth but Jimmy Anderson’s absence is a huge loss”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
