Pacer Jofra Archer lashed out at Michael Vaughan for questioning his commitment to Test cricket. Archer said that the former England player does not know him personally and is unaware of where his motivation lies.<\/p>\n
Since his debut in the England national team, Archer has always found himself under constant and unwarranted scrutiny from the media and various pundits. He recently came under criticism for picking up only four wickets in two Tests against India.<\/p>\n
Writing for the Daily Mail, Archer expressed his annoyance with the fact that the criticism comes up as soon as any player isn\u2019t his \u2018110 per cent\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cComments like \u2018he\u2019s not committed\u2019 or \u2018he\u2019s not good enough\u2019 appear as soon as you are not 110 per cent. I find it quite annoying how people read into stuff and form their own opinions. I saw an article from Michael Vaughan in which he said, \u2018if Jofra doesn\u2019t love Test cricket, England needs to find out why.\u2019 We\u2019ve never had a conversation about cricket, so I found it a bit odd. He doesn\u2019t know what makes me tick. He doesn\u2019t know what\u2019s driving me,\u201d wrote Jofra Archer.<\/p>\n
He also clearly stated that his attitude towards playing for England, including in the longest format hasn\u2019t changed.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet me be clear about something: I\u2019ve never changed my attitude towards playing for England. I\u2019ve always wanted to play all three formats. That hasn\u2019t changed, and never will as far as I\u2019m concerned. I always dreamed of playing Test cricket and don\u2019t feel I\u2019ve had a bad game so far \u2014 yet unless I am taking four or five wickets in an innings, I am placed under scrutiny and some people start trying to decipher what\u2019s going on,\u201d added Jofra Archer.<\/p>\n
The 25-year-old speedster further added that his career is still at a growing stage as he takes inspiration from the likes of James Anderson and Stuart Broad.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone must start somewhere, and I am still relatively new to Test cricket. I am making my way, much the same as the two great bowlers in this England set-up, James Anderson and Stuart Broad once did. And I am happy with a bowling average of 31 so far because I can get better,\u201d explained Jofra Archer.<\/p>\n
Archer suffered an elbow injury in the recently concluded Test series against India. The pacer explained that the injury was different from the one he sustained last year and also confirmed that he is fit to play the first T20I on Friday, March 12 against India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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