Chris Jordan eyes the future and backs Jofra Archer for England

• Barbados-born all-rounder already making waves worldwide
• Sussex’s Jofra Archer becomes eligible for England in 2022

Ever since Chris Jordan watched Jofra Archer as a plucky teenager in the Barbados nets, the pair have had an affinity. It was the Surrey all-rounder who alerted Sussex to the fact Archer had a British passport – he has never owned a Barbados one.

That recommendation has set off a chain of events that now sees the 22-year-old a Big Bash League cult hero, an Indian Premier League star and, when he qualifies in 2022 and if you believe the hype, the saviour of English fast bowling.

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from The Guardian http://ift.tt/2G2UVAf