{"id":171197,"date":"2026-05-23T06:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T11:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=171197"},"modified":"2026-05-23T06:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T11:30:26","slug":"jofra-archer-not-bothered-by-criticism-of-choosing-ipl-over-england-duty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=171197","title":{"rendered":"Jofra Archer \u2018not bothered\u2019 by criticism of choosing IPL over England duty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71014327\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">Former England captains Michael Atherton and Michael Vaughan have questioned the ECB\u2019s decision to allow Jofra Archer to continue playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) ahead of England\u2019s first Test against New Zealand, saying national commitments should come first.<\/p>\n<p>However, Rajasthan Royals assistant coach Trevor Penney backed the England fast bowler. \u201cI\u2019ve read some of those articles. It\u2019s quite weird because it\u2019s a big tournament. Everybody knows IPL is the thing to come to as well. So, if he misses one game for England, then so be it. I think that\u2019s how he\u2019s thinking,\u201d Penney said.<\/p>\n<p>The assistant coach made it clear that Archer has not even discussed the issue with his Rajasthan Royals teammates. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t bother him, I don\u2019t think. Maybe he\u2019d be a bit annoyed, but I can\u2019t answer for him on that. He\u2019s just getting on as normal. He\u2019s hardly even mentioned it. The guys haven\u2019t even spoken about it. So, it is what it is,\u201d Penney said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou either choose to stay here and annoy people there, or you leave here early and then risk upsetting people here and maybe never coming back to the IPL\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>England recently announced its squad for the opening Test against New Zealand, with Archer left out as the ECB continues to carefully manage his return to red-ball cricket following a lengthy injury layoff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on May 23, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-news\/jofra-archer-ipl-over-england-test-cricket-criticism-not-bothered-rajasthan-royals-vs-mumbai-indians\/article71014327.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former England captains Michael Atherton and Michael Vaughan have questioned the ECB\u2019s decision to allow Jofra Archer to continue playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) ahead of England\u2019s first Test against New Zealand, saying national commitments should come first. 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