SUCCESS WILL BE ONLY MEASURE OF WHETHER ED’S JOFRA BET PAYS OFF

PETER HAYTER

Too good to ignore: Jofra Archer has broken into the England 17-man squad for the Pakistan series
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There is no such thing as a sure thing when it comes to picking players, chief selector Ed Smith has shown he is not averse to taking big risks and some will consider the inclusion of Jofra Archer in England’s World Cup plans, if not yet their final squad, could be his biggest gamble to date.
But while the number of times Smith uttered the words “not an exact science” when discussing the decisionmaking process at Lord’s this week su...

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