The England cricket team is looking at its best form ahead of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. The Three Lions won the 4-match ODI series against their arch-rivals New Zealand 3-1. The 4th ODI was a comfortable win for England after they won the toss and elected to bat and went on to post 311 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 50 overs. New Zealand struggled to chase and were bowled out after 211 runs in 38.2 overs. England won by 100 runs.

3 things you need to know

• England won the ODI series against New Zealand 3-1
• The T20I series between the two ended in a draw (2-2)
• Jofra Archer was not included in England’s World Cup squad

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Jos Buttler makes a huge statement about the dropped bowler

Despite Jofra Archer’s prolonged absence from the England cricket team, white-ball captain Jos Buttler remains optimistic about his potential contribution to the team in the coming future. Buttler is excited to have Archer back in action with the team and hopes to see the brilliant right-arm quick back on the field soon.

However, with an ongoing stress fracture in his right elbow, Archer’s prospects of being included in England’s final 15-man World Cup 2023 squad are slim with the tournament starting in less than 20 days. Although he recently returned to the highest level of cricket with the Mumbai Indians in Cape Town, he missed the entire English summer and the Ashes series due to an injury that had been bothering him for some time. According to ESPN Cricinfo, he said:

There is a great duty of care [Archer]. He has been out of the game for a while and is still a young man with a lot of cricket ahead of him. It’s obviously exciting to see him in an England tracksuit and bowling, and while he looks to be going through the motions, he’s generating plenty of speed.

Nice to see you @JofraArcher ‘#LoveLords | #ENGvNZ pic.twitter.com/FUyq7ET18k ‘ Lord’s Cricket Ground (@HomeOfCricket) September 15, 2023\

Buttler believes Archer is a superstar

Buttler thinks the world of Archer, calls him a superstar, and thinks the batsman has a long career ahead of him in cricket. He can’t wait for Archer to get better and get back in the game. Added by:

So yeah, he’s a superstar. We’ll learn more about how he always travels again in time, but we’re excited to see him back in the park soon.

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Archer helped England win the last ICC ODI World Cup, he was the highest wicket-taker in the tournament. He scored 20 goals in 11 matches. It is important to note that he was one of the bowlers in the Super Overs final at the ICC ODI World 2019 against New Zealand, which England won on 14 July 2019.