Injured Archer out of Ashes

Injured Archer out of Ashes

A side strain ended England fast bowler Jofra Archer's Ashes campaign on Wednesday while the beleaguered tourists dropped batter Ollie Pope for the fourth test against Australia. Surrey seamer Gus Atkinson will replace Archer in an England side down 3-0 in the five-test series and will be playing for pride in Melbourne and Sydney. "Warwickshire’s Jacob Bethell comes into the side and will bat at number three," the touring side said in a statemen…

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