Jofra Archer cleared to begin 'light training'

England pacer Jofra Archer has been cleared by his consultant to begin light training. The seamer underwent surgery on his right arm on March 29 to get a piece of glass removed from his hand. While he has been cleared to resume training, a decision on Archer’s return back to laying is yet to be made. 

"He will return to light training this week, working closely with the Sussex and England men's medical teams. It is hoped that he will be able to up his intensity with his bowling from next week," ECB said in a media release.

Archer also sustained an injury on his right elbow during the India tour. "A further update on his elbow injury will be provided once he has returned to bowling to assess the effectiveness of his recent injection," the release noted.

Archer who is a part of the Rajasthan Royals franchise is set to miss at least starting four matches. He had suffered a cut in his hand while cleaning at his home earlier in January. The ECB’s medical team had managed his injury at that point in time while the fast bowler was in India for the Test series. 

"They've operated and I think they found a small fragment of glass still in attendance. It obviously healed but there was part of the fish tank still in his finger," Ashley Giles, the ECB's director of cricket said earlier.