LONDON – West Indies fast bowling legend Michael Holding has criticised Jofra Archer’s workload during the second Ashes Test at Lord’s as “unsustainable”, arguing that bowling 44 overs in the match was tantamount to “abuse”.
The Barbadian-born fast bowling sensation made a stunning Test debut at Lord’s last week, sending down 29 overs in the first innings and another 15 in the second – all at express pace.
Remarkably, the 24-year-old accounted for 22 of the 75 overs bowled on the dramatic penultimate day.
“Archer bowled a third of all the overs bowled. That’s a spinner’s quota,” Holding told the media here.
“If you keep bowling him like this you will lose the 96 mph delivery. He’ll still bowl fast – 90 mph – but do you want to lose the express pace? It is not just about this match or the next, but next year and the one after that.” (CMC)
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