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11 am | Cricket
English cricketer Jofra Archer to face disciplinary proceedings
Restarting sporting events during the coronavirus pandemic has not been without challenges. In the news now is England’s star pacer Jofra Archer who is set to face disciplinary proceedings after he reportedly breached COVID-19 protocol.
File photo of England fast bowler Jofra Archer during the first Test.
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Archer broke the team protocol to visit his home in Brighton after the first Test match against West Indies. He will now undergo two COVID-19 tests during a five-day isolation period. The 25-year-old Barbados-born player has apologised for the lapse and acknowledged the enormity of his indiscretion at a sensitive time.
The England and Wales Cricket Board, which had put up a lot of effort to convince the West Indies and Pakistan to tour the country amid the pandemic, is in no mood to relent. Director Ashley Giles said that Archer’s move could have been a “disaster” and cost the England Cricket Board “tens of millions of pounds”.
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