Southampton, Sept. 8 -- England head coach Brendon McCullum expects express pacer Jofra Archer to be a "huge player" for the Three Lions during the upcoming winter of cricket and described the Ashes tour of Australia in November as the "biggest series of our lives".

Archer had a scorching three-match ODI series against Proteas, ending with eight wickets, the joint-highest, getting two back-to-back four-wicket hauls, with the second one decimating Proteas during a 415-run chase at Southampton and sending them packing for just 72 runs on Sunday.

Archer made his Test comeback in July against India, securing nine wickets in two appearances on his return to white clothing after four years of staying away from it due to injuries and workload ...