Jofra Archer’s planned England debut delayed because of rain

The Ireland vs England only ODI was supposed to mark Jofra Archer’s international debut but it got delayed because of wet outfield.

Published on: May 3, 2019, 15:43:51 IST

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Ireland and England saw the scheduled start of their one-day international at Malahide on Friday delayed by a wet outfield.

Jofra Archer is slated to make his debut for England in the only ODI against Ireland at Dublin. (AFP)

This match was set to see England give a debut to Jofra Archer, with the Barbados-born fast bowler making a late bid to gain a place in the tournament hosts’ final squad for the World Cup.

The toss in Friday’s one-off fixture had been due at 10:15 am (0915 GMT), with the match meant to get underway at 10:45 am.

But with groundstaff still dealing with the effect of heavy rain from Thursday, the umpires planned to hold a pitch inspection at 11:00am in the hope a full 50-overs per side match could still be played.

Archer was not named in England’s 15-member World provisional World Cup squad announced a couple of weeks ago but he was included in England’s ODI squad for the Ireland and Pakistan series. According to former England captain Michael Vaughan, Archer should walk into England’s World Cup Squad.

After the only ODI against Ireland, England will take on Pakistan in a one-off T20I followed by a five-match ODI series.

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