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England pace bowler Jofra Archer has been forced to consider retirement (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jofra Archer remains hopeful of returning for England\u2019s T20 World Cup defence this summer, but admits he may be forced to consider retiring from cricket should his injury problems persevere.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old announced himself as one of the most devastating pace bowlers on the planet after playing a major role in England\u2019s ODI World Cup triumph back in 2019, but has since been savaged by a series of injuries.<\/p>\n

One of just a handful of three-format players for England, Archer missed the entirety of the 2022 English summer due to a serious back problem and was subsequently sidelined with a stress fracture in his elbow \u2013 meaning he has been absent from Test and first-class cricket since 2021.<\/p>\n

After going under the knife in April 2023, Archer\u2019s fifth surgery on his right elbow in two years, the Barbados-born quick was pictured bowling in the nets as he stepped up his recovery earlier this year. <\/p>\n

However, England\u2019s managing director of cricket, Rob Key, has confirmed the Sussex star will not even be considered for Test cricket until 2025 at the earliest.<\/p>\n

Archer is targeting England\u2019s T20 series against Pakistan at the end of May as a possible date for his comeback on the global stage, with hopes he could prove his fitness to feature at this year\u2019s World Cup in the West Indies and the United States. <\/p>\n

Speaking on The Athlete\u2019s Voice podcast, Archer opened up on his injury hell and revealed he has even had to think about quitting the sport should he be faced with the prospect of yet another \u2018stop-start\u2019 year.<\/p>\n

\u2018I haven\u2019t played cricket for a whole 12 months as yet,\u2019 Archer said.<\/p>\n

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The Sussex quick lasted played Test cricket in 2021 (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018Last year I played from January to May. I think the year before that, I played maybe one or two games for Sussex, so you know I\u2019ve had a whole year of nothing.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s been a while and honestly, I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ve got another stop-start year in me. <\/p>\n

\u2018That\u2019s the truth, I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ve got another one.\u2019<\/p>\n

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England are preparing to defend their T20 World Cup crown this summer (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Though desperate to be a part of England\u2019s T20 World Cup squad, Archer outlined his plan for a \u2018worst-case scenario\u2019 in which he fails to prove his fitness for the tournament.<\/p>\n

\u2018Come June 1 I really do want to be in the team,\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n

\u2018I really do want to be playing back at home, in front of my family and probably in front of\u2026 I know it\u2019s not dog friendly in the Caribbean as much as it is here in the UK, but I\u2019d love my family and my dogs at that first game back.<\/p>\n

\u2018The last two years have been really stop-start, so I just think that, you know, everyone\u2019s gonna just take it a bit easy. If I\u2019m ready then fine, happy days, but if I\u2019m not they\u2019re still supporting me.<\/p>\n

\u2018I mean, worst-case scenario, I don\u2019t really want to think about this, but even if I don\u2019t make it to the World Cup for whatever reason, there\u2019s still the T20 Blast, there\u2019s still The Hundred.<\/p>\n

\u2018There\u2019s still cricket that I haven\u2019t got a chance to play in the last couple of years, so as much as I want to play in the World Cup, if it doesn\u2019t happen for whatever reason, at least I still know I could be somewhat active.\u2019<\/p>\n

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