By Nasser Hussain for the Daily Mail
Published: 19:51 BST, 5 May 2019 | Updated: 19:51 BST, 5 May 2019
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Jofra Archer was impressive on his Twenty20 international debut for England on Sunday but I still think it's a case of wait and see before we rush him into the World Cup squad.
This is only the second time I have seen Archer live, after the domestic Twenty20 finals day last year, and I do like what I see.
I also firmly believe if England have the chance to make their World Cup squad better with Archer's inclusion then they must take it. This is no time to worry about who will have to miss out and how unfair it might be on an unlucky bowler.
Jofra Archer impressed in the Twenty20 international win over Pakistan on Sunday
As we saw in the last World Cup when New Zealand's Brendon McCullum would often keep three slips in, the way to win one-day games with the ball these days is to take wickets in the middle overs rather than just try to restrict a modern batting line-up.
Archer has it in him to do that, like producing that bouncer on Sunday to dismiss Imam-ul-Haq, and he has the knack of finding a way to take a wicket. He is also, as we saw when he came to speak to us in the Sky pod, a very chilled and laid-back character who seems to be taking all the fuss
