Bengaluru, March 15 -- England pacer Jofra Archery played a two-day match between Sussex and Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) on Friday, raising a buzz about whether he is gaining the fitness levels enough to feature in Three Lions' ICC T20 World Cup title defence in West Indies and USA, starting from June 1 onwards.

Archer, the 28-year-old pacer has not featured in any competitive cricket since last May, when he played an Indian Premier League (IPL) match for Mumbai Indians (MI) against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and has been recovering from a stress fracture that has affected his right elbow. He had returned to competitive cricket in January after nearly two years during which he battled elbow and back injuries. He played some...