Jamie Overton insists there is no concern over Jofra Archer as the England bowler seeks to find his form at the T20 World Cup.
Archer has endured a turbulent run in his return from injury, having seen his economy rate hit double figures across his last three T20 appearances.
He has amassed combined figures of 8-0-90-2 against Nepal and the West Indies in Mumbai as England prepare to take on Scotland and Italy in their final Group C fixtures.
“Nothing’s wrong with him,” Overton said. “Sometimes pace on the ball and good wickets, the ball just goes flying.
“We know what a high-class bowler Jof is. I’m sure he’ll come back for the next few games and not go for many runs at all.”
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England captain Harry Brook also this week underlined his faith in Archer, who continues to bowl upwards of 90mph on a consistent basis.
“No, not really (if he is concerned about Archer),” said Brook. “Everybody knows how good Jof is. He’ll bounce back for sure. He’s bowling rapid and I’m sure he’ll execute better in the coming games,” said Brook.
Archer, who returned from a side strain earlier than expected in the wake of a premature end to his Ashes campaign, had only been hit for 10 or more an over in six of 35 T20s for England prior to this tournament.
England are coming off a 30-run defeat to the West Indies, marking their first loss in nine T20s, having beaten Nepal by four runs in their opener.
Brook insisted his team had been too “careful” in their chase of 197, England notably undone by spin against the Windies.
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“We played spin really well in Sri Lanka (when England won both ODI and T20 series recently),” said Overton.
“This was just one of those where we were maybe a bit careful and we didn’t quite execute as well as we would like. These things happen, we learn from it and come back stronger in Kolkata.”
England need to win their final two fixtures while relying on the Windies not slipping up in order to guarantee themselves a spot in the Super Eight.
“Scotland and Italy now, obviously two must-win games and we hopefully get through the group stage. We’ve got to play well, we’re still full of belief and we feel in a great spot,” said Overton.
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