The Englishmen said he received a mail from the Mumbai franchise and it has been passed on to the England medical staff. His workload will be monitored carefully as after a long testing IPL season Archer’s body will be put to test again with the five-match Ashes Test series against Australia.

Speaking about it he said, “If I can play one game this summer, I’ll be happy. If I play more than one, that’s just a bonus,”

“I haven’t lost an Ashes series as yet, so hopefully, we can keep it that way,” he added