By Nasser Hussain for the Daily Mail
Published: 23:13 BST, 14 May 2019 | Updated: 23:15 BST, 14 May 2019
View
comments
England's brilliant top order highlighted once again on Tuesday the brand and style of cricket we can expect to witness when the World Cup begins in a fortnight.
Yes, there will be the odd rainy day, but this tournament will be dominated by the bat. Records will continue to be broken. Pakistan's two highest scores against England have come over the past few days — both in losing causes.
The batsmen appear in tune but the bowlers need to adjust their expectations for such conditions and for this reason it is imperative that Jofra Archer plays in the next match of the series at Trent Bridge.
It is imperative that Jofra Archer plays the next match of the series at Trent Bridge
He has only played 16 List A games in his career, so he could do with the experience.
Trent Bridge is the most batsman-friendly track in the country over the last three years in white-ball cricket.
Scores of 400-plus are made regularly, and it's important to test Archer in that kind of situation. The match is a dress rehearsal for an early World Cup fixture between the countries on the same ground, so let's see how he reacts to the ball going around the park.
Figures of 10 overs for 70 runs might be a good return but he won't be used to that. England also need his extra pace in their attack.
It's important not to be too harsh on those selected in Southampton and Bristol and claim 'Archer would've bowled better'. But my gut feeling is that the additional pace of Archer or Mark Wood
