Archer expected to be England's 'special' star at T20 World Cup

England managing director Rob Key admits he still has his fingers crossed over the fitness of Jofra Archer

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00:00 Yeah, I mean, that's the thing, isn't it?

00:02 Joffre is that bowler that is just so special.

00:06 You do everything you can to try and get him back playing.

00:10 And we've sort of taken the longer road this time.

00:12 But as always with Joffre, it's fingers crossed until he's out there playing.

00:17 You know, like when you're waiting for something really good to happen,

00:20 you know, you don't quite believe it until he's there.

00:22 But he's tracking well at the moment.

00:25 You know, hopefully, you know, the next step is when he gets into that Pakistan series,

00:31 it's going to be full match intensity and how he keeps going through there.

00:35 But at the moment, we're doing everything we can and he's in a good spot.

00:38 I know that it's been a massive toil on him.

00:41 And I think and often, you know, it's sort of he's been he hasn't been around

00:45 for a while now, but every single thing he does creates a, you know,

00:48 there's always a bit of noise around him.

00:50 And I think mentally it's been tough.

00:51 That's why we we make sure we try and get it right with letting him go back home,

00:56 spend some time in Barbados, getting, you know, doing the training there

01:00 rather than just staying in England all the time.

01:02 So it's always, always been a balance with Joffre

01:05 where you're sort of trying to take into account his mental well-being

01:08 and actually how we get him ready for what we need.

01:12 So I've always, always been aware of that and how much of a toll it's been on him.

01:17 You know, and just fingers crossed he gets a bit of luck.

01:21 He deserves, really.