Jofra Archer: England bowler returns early from IPL just five weeks before first Ashes Test

Jofra Archer has appeared for England 7 times this year

England accelerated bowler Jofra Archer has returned location aboriginal from the Indian Premier League, conscionable 5 weeks earlier the archetypal Ashes Test begins.

The England and Wales Cricket Board said Archer would acquisition a "period of remainder and rehabilitation".

The archetypal Test against Australia takes spot from 16-20 June astatine Edgbaston.

Archer had insignificant surgery connected his close elbow earlier successful April aft missing 4 IPL matches.

It was Archer's 5th country connected the country successful the past 2 years, having archetypal struggled with the occupation during England's circuit of India successful 2021.

He did not play for England for 22 months earlier a instrumentality to white-ball enactment successful February 2023, taking six wickets successful England's ODI triumph against South Africa.

"Archer has been recovering from close elbow surgery. However, pushing done the discomfort whilst precocious playing, hoping it volition settle, has proven challenging," an ECB connection read.

"Therefore, it has been agreed for him to instrumentality to the UK for a play of remainder and rehabilitation to springiness him the champion accidental for a afloat recovery."

Archer volition beryllium replaced astatine Mumbai Indians by England team-mate Chris Jordan and volition enactment with Sussex and the ECB aesculapian section connected his rehabilitation.