'Overwhelmed, surprised and excited': Jofra Archer targets World Cup spot after first England call-up but he 'does not want to step on anyone's toes' England have retained their 15-man squad from West Indies for the World Cup Jofra Archer named in 17-man squad for ODI series against Pakistan and Ireland Fast bowler has chance to stake his claim for the final squad named on May 22 By Paul Newman for MailOnline Published: 18:02 BST, 17 April 2019 | Updated: 18:02 BST, 17 April 2019 Viewcomments Jofra Archer said he was 'overwhelmed' at his first call-up for England but insisted he will 'not step on anyone's toes' when he is fast-tracked into the squad at the start of a World Cup and Ashes summer. Archer, 24, will face Ireland and Pakistan next month and, unless something goes drastically wrong, is then expected to be named in England's final World Cup squad on May 22. But for now he insists the World Cup is not on his mind and is instead grateful the ECB changed their qualification rules from seven years residency in England to three just in time for him to be available for the dual huge challenges ahead. Jofra Archer has been fast-tracked into the England squad ahead of World Cup and the Ashes The paceman has the chance to cement his place in England's final World Cup squad PROVISIONAL WORLD CUP SQUAD Morgan (captain), Moeen, Bairstow, Buttler, T Curran, Denly, Hales, Plunkett, Rashid, Root, Roy, Stokes, Willey, Woakes, Wood. Archer and Jordan added to face Ireland and Pakistan 'It feels overwhelming,' said Archer in India where he is again impressing with Rajasthan Royals. 'I didn't expect to ever be good enough to play for England until the last couple of years and it's been a whirlwind period for me. 'It's hard to put my feelings into words. I thought I would have to wait another couple of years to be in contention for the full squad, I thought I would have to play for the Lions or something like that, so when Ed Smith called I was honestly surprised. 'I was fully prepared in my mind that my qualification period was going to be a seven-year job so when I found out I was qualified more quickly it was a bit of a shock but exciting. The goal never changed. - to play for England whenever I was eligible. Eoin Morgan's side are ranked No 1 in One Day Internationals heading into a home World Cup ENGLAND'S WORLD CUP SCHEDULE May 30: South Africa (The Oval) June 3: Pakistan (Trent Bridge) June 8: Bangladesh (Sofia Gardens) June 14: West Indies (Rose Bowl) June 18: Afghanistan (Old Trafford) June 21: Sri Lanka (Headingley) June 25: Australia (Lord's) June 30: India (Edgbaston) July 3: New Zealand (Riverside) July 9-11: Semi-finals (Old Trafford, Edgbaston) July 14: Final (Lord's) 'Now I'm going to give it my best shot. I'm not in the World Cup squad but it's a great chance to show what I can do and anything can happen. If someone gets injured I want to put myself in a position where I'm the first person they turn to. 'Of course I want to play in the World Cup but I understand the situation and I'm very happy with everything. I don't want to step on anyone's toes and my job now is to do my very best against Pakistan.' David Willey (left) and others have voiced their concerns at dropping Archer into the squad Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility