England managing director Rob Key admits he still has his fingers crossed over the fitness of Jofra Archer
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00:00 Yeah, I mean, that's the thing, isn't it?
00:02 Joffre is that bowler that is just so special.
00:06 You do everything you can to try and get him back playing.
00:10 And we've sort of taken the longer road this time.
00:12 But as always with Joffre, it's fingers crossed until he's out there playing.
00:17 You know, like when you're waiting for something really good to happen,
00:20 you know, you don't quite believe it until he's there.
00:22 But he's tracking well at the moment.
00:25 You know, hopefully, you know, the next step is when he gets into that Pakistan series,
00:31 it's going to be full match intensity and how he keeps going through there.
00:35 But at the moment, we're doing everything we can and he's in a good spot.
00:38 I know that it's been a massive toil on him.
00:41 And I think and often, you know, it's sort of he's been he hasn't been around
00:45 for a while now, but every single thing he does creates a, you know,
00:48 there's always a bit of noise around him.
00:50 And I think mentally it's been tough.
00:51 That's why we we make sure we try and get it right with letting him go back home,
00:56 spend some time in Barbados, getting, you know, doing the training there
01:00 rather than just staying in England all the time.
01:02 So it's always, always been a balance with Joffre
01:05 where you're sort of trying to take into account his mental well-being
01:08 and actually how we get him ready for what we need.
01:12 So I've always, always been aware of that and how much of a toll it's been on him.
01:17 You know, and just fingers crossed he gets a bit of luck.
01:21 He deserves, really.