Frack fish tank accident due to injury to Jofra Archer’s finger, Ashley Giles revealed

England’s director of cricket Ashley Giles has revealed that pacer Jofra Archer suffered a finger injury before a freak fish tank incident before touring India. Giles revealed that due to the incident, Archer suffered a severed middle finger on his right hand. The incident took place in Archer’s flat in January and despite a better one the following month, the ECB management decided to properly investigate the case. “It sounds like a terrible plot and I can see what is going to happen on Twitter as he says. But, yes, he was cleaning up at home. He’s got a fish tank. He dropped the fish tank Dia, cut. His hands, and he’s been in surgery, “Giles said on the BBC’s Tuffers and Vaughn show, as reported by ESPNcricinfo.

“He has come out of it well. It was managed through India, he was treated when he arrived and it was not an open wound on that finger. He did not stop playing it, but he had to stop playing with it. Came home to do the injection. Elbow, he went to a specialist because the finger was still a little stiff, “Giles said.

“He has operated and I think he still got a small piece of glass in attendance. It was clearly healed but his finger still had a part of the fish tank in it. So, it did the right thing. Was. We’ve got it. ” He said there is a clear window to do this. We wish him well, but it is true, it is not a conspiracy.

Pacer has now undergone surgery on his right hand and the decision to play for the Rajasthan Royals in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) will be taken later.

Archer had played two Tests and all five T20 matches against India, and was then ruled out of the ODI series and a part of the IPL.

“In the front of our minds is making sure that Joffra is fit and he does what he does best, who bowls quickly and enjoys his bowling. His elbow injury definitely made him do it.” That situation worsened through Roca and the T20 series. And he can’t play without any form of pain relief. You have to manage these things carefully, because it’s really a bit like his finger Hai, it sounds like a small thing, but the middle finger of his right hand is very important to you. Giles said, “A fast bowler again.”

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“We need to manage the elbow carefully. We’ve got a really good medical team. We don’t know what’s going to happen in this two months. But our priority is to get these two things right and get it. Have to do. Back on the field. ”

“Clearly, what he does, is a lot of energy that goes through that area. We need to try and manage it as conservatively as possible, because it’s a very important area of ​​the body for Joff. We need to take care of him. First and foremost, but I am confident that he will recover, he will be back as soon as possible, “he said.