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The good news for England fans is that Jofra Archer is back from injury after a year which left him wondering how much more uncertainty he could take. Rob Key and the management are taking a softly-softly approach as they try to get him ready for the T20 World Cup in June - and they are doing absolutely the right thing.
We're used to seeing cricketers have good days and bad days on the field, but what we don't get to see are the ups and down off the pitch - the X-rays, the operations, the rehab, the mental stresses and strains that are part of a long-term injury like the one Jofra has had with his right elbow.
He spoke recently about being unsure he had another 'stop-start' year in him, but Key knows his value.
Even when he returned briefly from injury in South Africa a year ago, he took six for 40 in a one-day game at Kimberley. He then went to Bangladesh, and took three for 13 in a T20 game. He's so valuable to England's chances.
Like India's Jasprit Bumrah, Archer is an incredibly skilled multi-phase bowler. He can take the new ball, break partnerships in the middle overs, then come back at the death.
England have been boosted by the imminent return of Jofra Archer ahead of the T20 World Cup this summer
Archer has had a long-term elbow injury but is set to play a part in the competition for England
Rob Key and the rest of the England management are taking a cautious approach with Archer
It's why he leapfrogged David Willey into the 2019 World Cup squad, and why Ben Stokes entrusted him with the super over in the
