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Archer will now undergo two rounds of Covid-19 testing before joining up with the squad

Archer cleared to play after bubble breach

Jofra Archer has escaped an additional ban after breaching England team protocols with an unauthorised trip home, instead landing an undisclosed fine and a written warning.

Cricket • 18 Jul 20

Archer's home detour 'could have cost millions'

Jofra Archer's unauthorised trip to Brighton could have resulted in "a disaster" costing "tens of millions of pounds" according to Ashley Giles, managing director of men's cricket at the ECB.

Cricket • 17 Jul 20

Jofra Archer has starred for England since making his international debut last year

Dropped Archer 'extremely sorry' for bubble breach

England bowler Jofra Archer has been sent into self-isolation and ruled out of today's second Test against the West Indies after "a breach of the team's bio-secure protocols".

Cricket • 16 Jul 20

Archer made his international debut in 2019

Jofra Archer's World Cup medal goes missing in move

England fast bowler Jofra Archer said Saturday he'd "gone mad" looking for his World Cup winner's medal after losing the prized piece of silverware while moving house.

Cricket • 25 Apr 20

Lionel Messi won yet another Ballon d'Or last night

Recap: Your morning sports updates

Read back on all the latest sports news from this Tuesday December morning.

Other sport • 03 Dec 19

England's Jofra Archer claimed he heard racial insults from the crowd

Police to investigate Jofra Archer racist abuse claims

New Zealand Cricket has referred the alleged racist abuse towards England paceman Jofra Archer by a spectator in last week's first Test to the police.

Cricket • 03 Dec 19

Jofra Archer takes six wickets as England bowl Australia out for 179

Archer puts England in pole position at Headingly

Man of the moment Jofra Archer claimed a brilliant six-wicket haul at Headingley as England bundled Australia out for 179 on a rain-affected first day of the third Ashes Test.

Cricket • 22 Aug 19

No place for Irish foe Leach in England's Ashes squad

Despite out-performing England's lauded top order batsmen in the second innings of England's Test victory over Ireland, nightwatchman Jack Leach is the only England player from Lord's excluded from the Ashes squad.

Cricket • 27 Jul 19

Jofra Archer