Jofra Archer could play for England at World Cup after ECB amend eligibility rules

[Suhaan]

   Jofra Archer could play for England at World Cup after ECB amend eligibility rules play Plenty of contenders for 2019 World Cup - Morgan (0:51) Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Email 10:08 PM Andrew Miller UK editor, ESPNcricinfo Jofra Archer could be set to play for England in the both the World Cup and the Ashes next year, after the ECB announced a change to its eligibility criteria - from seven years to three - following its board meeting at Lord's on Wednesday.  Archer, 23, was born and raised in Barbados, and represented West Indies at Under-19 level. However, he has been on Sussex's books since arriving at the county in 2015, and has risen to become one of the most sought-after all-round talents in the world game - a quick and accurate fast bowler and hard-hitting batsman, who was bought by Rajasthan Royals for £800,000 in last year's IPL auction.  Under the previous ECB regulations, Archer had been braced to serve a seven-year residency qualification, which would have made him available to England in 2022, by which stage he would have been 27. The terms of that regulation also required him to be in the UK for 210 days a year - causing conflicting priorities for a man who would be a marquee pick at any T20 tournament around the world.  ADVERTISEMENT  In a press release, the ECB confirmed the changing criteria for players such as Archer, who had moved to the UK after their 18th birthday, stating that the new regulations brought the board into line with the ICC's own regulations, which were themselves amended this year from four years to three.  The change will come into force on January 1, 2019, meaning that Archer could conceivably make his England debut on the tour of the Caribbean that starts later that month.  However, it is understood that, in order to meet his 210-day limit in time for that tour, Archer - who is currently playing in the T10 in the UAE - might have to renege on some of his oversees commitments, including this winter's Big Bash. Otherwise, he will be become eligible to play for England in March.  "The exact date of Jofra's qualification will depend on the time he spends out of the country during the rest of 2018-19," said a Sussex spokesman. "Qualifying for England has long been an aim of Jofra's and Sussex Cricket is delighted for him that this ambition will now be realised sooner than previously envisaged."  Reacting to the news on Twitter, Archer wrote: "It may or may not happen but I would love to debut in front of my family."  It may or may not happen but I would love to debut in front of my family  — Jofra Archer (@craig_arch) November 29, 2018 The new ECB eligibility criteria for players, both men and women, from January 1, 2019, are:   a) British Citizenship and, b) Either born in England/Wales, or 3 years residence (a total of 210 days/year April-March) and c) Not played as a local player in professional international or domestic cricket in a Full Member country within the last 3 years  The decision could be a massive fillip for England going into their home World Cup campaign, in which they start as favourites after a remarkable turnaround in fortunes in recent seasons.  Eoin Morgan, the England ODI captain, was understood to have been an advocate for Archer's fast-tracking - albeit he denied this in comments back in June - for if England lack one attribute in an otherwise very well rounded squad, it is a reliably quick spearhead, to complement an attack in which Chris Woakes, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid are arguably the first-choice picks.  When fit, Mark Wood has been a preferred option to provide England with a pace injection, but his ongoing ankle issues mean his availability cannot be taken for granted, while Liam Plunkett - who plays a crucial role in the middle overs of an ODI innings - will have turned 34 by the time the tournament gets underway

[Tendulkar1996]

Cricket's coming home.

[cric_fan]

Nice. Very promising talent. The smoothest of bowling actions.

[putrevus]

England won't stop stealing players from other countries. Why is no one raising hue and cry.

[Suhaan]

England quite desperate (and they should be)to win WC, their best chance this time around

[putrevus]

These morons were complaining about IPL and how it was destroying cricket.England's poaching players from other countries is really shameful.The list is endless.How is this different from Qatar buying soccer players.

 

[Suhaan]

I have always been wondering ,why the other boards didn't oppose their poaching business?

They were consistently doing this even when they were crap in all formats.

Crying all of a sudden will only frame us jealous and sour

But this has to be stopped

This could be a borrowed WC triumph not a genuine one

[Tattieboy]

17 minutes ago, sandeep said:

They offered Jofra scholarships and stipends when he was still a teenager, because they saw his cricket ability.  

 

This is not that much different from Qatar importing a few hundred African kids that showed athletic promise and trying to make them into football players for their 'national' team.    

 

But its England.  If you take away the South Africans, Caribbean, and Irish players, they will get beaten by Netherlands and Bangladesh a lot more often.  

Not much difference except for the English father and a British passport holder !!

[Vilander]

bowls upto 150..amazing talent.

[Vilander]

SA,Zim, Wi and Ireland are development territories for Eng.

[sandeep]

3 hours ago, Tattieboy said:

Not much difference except for the English father and a British passport holder !!

So he's slightly more English than those imported African kids are Qatari.   But bottomline, he was born and raised in Barbados.  And living there, until he was spotted for his cricket talent, offered a club contract and a pathway to county cricket and beyond.  He was scouted and recruited by ECB affiliated personnel.  

[YCCC]

Shameful and embarrassing as an English fan. We're like an international version of Surrey 

Edited November 30, 2018 by YCCC

[sandeep]

8 minutes ago, YCCC said:

Shameful and embarrassing as an English fan. We're like an international version of Surrey 

ah don't be so harsh mate.  This definitely cements England as firm favorites for the upcoming ODI WC - they were missing one quality quick in that XI.   Of course, firm favorites doesn't mean much, especially when it comes to England, so there's that.  :)

[velu]

10 hours ago, sandeep said:

They offered Jofra scholarships and stipends when he was still a teenager, because they saw his cricket ability.  

 

This is not that much different from Qatar importing a few hundred African kids that showed athletic promise and trying to make them into football players for their 'national' team.    

 

But its England.  If you take away the South Africans, Caribbean, and Irish players, they will get beaten by Netherlands and Bangladesh a lot more often.  

 

saudi football team should be named as all-blacks

 

[rkt.india]

7 hours ago, sandeep said:

So he's slightly more English than those imported African kids are Qatari.   But bottomline, he was born and raised in Barbados.  And living there, until he was spotted for his cricket talent, offered a club contract and a pathway to county cricket and beyond.  He was scouted and recruited by ECB affiliated personnel.  

And guy also played for WI U19.

[YCCC]

7 hours ago, YCCC said:

Shameful and embarrassing as an English fan. We're like an international version of Surrey 

Of course I mean the old Surrey before they developed this homegrown team from the many private schools in the area. We're more like Notts now

[Franco Vazquez]

Why no one talks about NZ poaching business. 6 players in their playing XI were born outside NZ in the last Test

[putrevus]

The point of playing for country is defeated by this poaching nonsense. IPL should become yearly event with different formats and let anyone who is talented showcase their talent.If you need to import talent from other countries then sorry you don't deserve to be called a national team.

[Vilander]

9 hours ago, velu said:

 

saudi football team should be named as all-blacks

 

more irritating are all the qatar bharain uae etc..they bring in some african atheletes and beat india in critical divisions for gold in Asiad. India lost atleast 5-8 gold this asiad because of this.

[Vijy]

NZ also has a number of players born (or who grew up) in other countries. With India's wealth, I wonder what would happen if the squad were to openly resort to a poaching program...