• England batsman Dom Sibley plays a shot during Day 1 of the second Test against the West Indies at Old Trafford. AFP
    England batsman Dom Sibley plays a shot during Day 1 of the second Test against the West Indies at Old Trafford. AFP
  • West Indies bowler Roston Chase shows his frustration. AFP
    West Indies bowler Roston Chase shows his frustration. AFP
  • England batsman Ben Stokes plays a sweep shot. Getty
    England batsman Ben Stokes plays a sweep shot. Getty
  • Dom Sibley survives a run out opportunity for the Windes. Getty
    Dom Sibley survives a run out opportunity for the Windes. Getty
  • Dom Sibley after reaching his half-century. Getty
    Dom Sibley after reaching his half-century. Getty
  • West Indies' captain Jason Holder, left, takes the catch to dismiss England counterpart Joe Root for 23. AP
    West Indies' captain Jason Holder, left, takes the catch to dismiss England counterpart Joe Root for 23. AP
  • West Indies cannot look after Shannon Gabriel dropped Dom Sibley on 68. AFP
    West Indies cannot look after Shannon Gabriel dropped Dom Sibley on 68. AFP
  • England's Dom Sibley on the defensive. AFP
    England's Dom Sibley on the defensive. AFP
  • West Indies successfully appeal for the wicket of England opener Rory Burns who was out for 15. AP
    West Indies successfully appeal for the wicket of England opener Rory Burns who was out for 15. AP
  • West Indies celebrate the wicket of Zak Crawley. Getty
    West Indies celebrate the wicket of Zak Crawley. Getty
  • England batsman Ben Stokes. PA
    England batsman Ben Stokes. PA
  • West Indies' Alzarri Joseph, right, celebrates the dismissal Joe Root. AP
    West Indies' Alzarri Joseph, right, celebrates the dismissal Joe Root. AP
  • Jason Holder of West Indies takes the catch to dismiss England's Zak Crawley for a first-ball duck. Getty
    Jason Holder of West Indies takes the catch to dismiss England's Zak Crawley for a first-ball duck. Getty

England show discipline in Manchester Test after Jofra Archer's errant behaviour


Paul Radley
  • English
  • Arabic

If only Barnard Castle was on the route from Southampton to Manchester, maybe he’d have gotten away with it.

As it was, Jofra Archer could not make any excuses about impromptu eye tests, or anything else.

Given how much in terms of finance is invested in this summer of English cricket, bio-security, needless to say, is paramount.

Everyone involved in the “lockdown series” between England and West Indies should be well enough briefed on what is expected of them.

They have been given a 74-page booklet on the safety protocols. Accreditation passes apparently have tracking beacons installed to check where participants have been within the grounds.

The only space in which Big Brother is not watching is that when travelling between grounds.

But that, too, has been set out by the safety planners. England’s players were left to travel in their own cars for the 370kms between the first and second Test venues.

They were given a list of recommended places to fill up with petrol or take comfort breaks.

Safe to assume they did not include a 90km detour along the south coast to Archer’s flat in Hove.

Having done so, he was forced to sit out the Test match and self-quarantine in his room for five days.

He probably will not need encouraging to keep his curtains drawn, given what he will be missing out on the other side of his windows.

Maybe it does feel a little stifling for those involved. But as the England and Wales Cricket Board’s safety manager was quoted as saying ahead of the series, “when this is all over we would prefer people to say this was a massive overreaction than the other way around.”

As such, Archer’s errant journey was never likely to be met with leniency.

On the morning of the second Test, he issued a mea culpa via an ECB press release, saying: “I have put, not only myself, but the whole team and management in danger.”

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Archer out

  • Jofra Archer celebrates trapping West Indies' Shamarh Brooks LBW on the fifth day of the first Test between England and the West Indies. Archer was ruled out of the second Test and sent into self-isolation on July 16 for breaking "bio-secure protocols" aimed at stopping coronavirus infections. AFP
    Jofra Archer celebrates trapping West Indies' Shamarh Brooks LBW on the fifth day of the first Test between England and the West Indies. Archer was ruled out of the second Test and sent into self-isolation on July 16 for breaking "bio-secure protocols" aimed at stopping coronavirus infections. AFP
  • England's Jofra Archer. Jofra Archer has been ruled out of England’s second Test against the West Indies after a breach of the team’s ‘bio-secure protocols’, the ECB has announced. PA
    England's Jofra Archer. Jofra Archer has been ruled out of England’s second Test against the West Indies after a breach of the team’s ‘bio-secure protocols’, the ECB has announced. PA
  • Jofra Archer has been ruled out of England’s second Test against the West Indies after a breach of the team’s ‘bio-secure protocols’, the ECB has announced. PA
    Jofra Archer has been ruled out of England’s second Test against the West Indies after a breach of the team’s ‘bio-secure protocols’, the ECB has announced. PA
  • Jofra Archer catches the ball to take the wicket of West Indies' Jason Holder in the first Test. AFP
    Jofra Archer catches the ball to take the wicket of West Indies' Jason Holder in the first Test. AFP
  • ofra Archer has been ruled out of England’s second Test against the West Indies after a breach of the team’s ‘bio-secure protocols’, the ECB has announced. PA
    ofra Archer has been ruled out of England’s second Test against the West Indies after a breach of the team’s ‘bio-secure protocols’, the ECB has announced. PA
  • Jofra Archer has been ruled out of England’s second Test against the West Indies after a breach of the team’s ‘bio-secure protocols’, the ECB has announced. PA
    Jofra Archer has been ruled out of England’s second Test against the West Indies after a breach of the team’s ‘bio-secure protocols’, the ECB has announced. PA
  • Jofra Archer has been ruled out of England’s second Test against the West Indies after a breach of the team’s ‘bio-secure protocols’, the ECB has announced. PA
    Jofra Archer has been ruled out of England’s second Test against the West Indies after a breach of the team’s ‘bio-secure protocols’, the ECB has announced. PA
  • Jofra Archer of England during an England nets session. Getty
    Jofra Archer of England during an England nets session. Getty
  • Jermaine Blackwood ducks a bouncer from England's Jofra Archer. Reuters
    Jermaine Blackwood ducks a bouncer from England's Jofra Archer. Reuters
  • West Indies' Shane Dowrich, right, leaps in the air in an attempt to play a ball from England's Jofra Archer. AP
    West Indies' Shane Dowrich, right, leaps in the air in an attempt to play a ball from England's Jofra Archer. AP
  • England's Jofra Archer celebrates taking the wicket of West Indies' Shamarh Brooks with team-mate Ben Stokes during day five of the Test Series at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton. PA
    England's Jofra Archer celebrates taking the wicket of West Indies' Shamarh Brooks with team-mate Ben Stokes during day five of the Test Series at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton. PA
  • Jofra Archer celebrates dismissing Shamarh Brooks. Getty
    Jofra Archer celebrates dismissing Shamarh Brooks. Getty
  • England's Jofra Archer (left) and Chris Woakes celebrate winning the ICC World Cup Final at Lord's last year. PA
    England's Jofra Archer (left) and Chris Woakes celebrate winning the ICC World Cup Final at Lord's last year. PA

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It was said that West Indies, who have earned widespread praise for accepting to come to a Covid hotspot for this series, accepted the measures that had been imposed.

You might have thought, given the kerfuffle, that driving would have been banned for England players thereafter.

And for the most part it was, especially when the heroically dogged Dom Sibley was on strike on day of the Manchester Test on Thursday. Most shots, other than the nudge off the pads into the legside, were off his agenda.

Joe Root, though, rivalled Archer for least judicious drive of the week, when he aimed a booming one at Alzarri Joseph and was caught at slip.

Sure, there was mitigation for Root’s lapse. It was his first game back since before lockdown started.

He had been out of sync before that anyway, plus his mind might have been elsewhere, seeing as he is newly arrived from paternity leave.

He might have been extra vigilant, though, given the identity of the bowler.

Joseph is the least heralded of the Windies pace attack, but he has had Root’s number just lately.

It was the fourth time in five innings in matches between these sides that he has dismissed the England captain.

The home team were in trouble at that stage, on 81-3 when Root went, and with scoring proving tough.

Surprisingly, given they were invited to bat first on a gloomy morning against a vaunted pace attack, the first two wickets had fallen to spin.

Roston Chase’s off-spin again befuddled English batsman, and he was on a hat-trick either side of lunch.

First he had Rory Burns lbw for 15. Then, on the first ball after the interval, Zak Crawley worked a simple catch into the hands of Jason Holder at leg slip.

Through it all, Sibley clung to the crease limpet-like. It took the opener 164 balls to get to 50, but it was just what his side required in the circumstances.

It was clearly appreciated by Root, who beat his applause on the window of the dressing room when Sibley reached the milestone.

He was joined in the recovery process by Ben Stokes, who navigated his ongoing duel with Holder to share in a half-century stand with Sibley.

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5pm: Al Maha Stables – Maiden (PA) Dh80,000 (Turf) 1,600m

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It firmly rejected “acts of terrorism, which constitute a flagrant violation of the sanctity of houses of worship”.

“Attacking places of worship is a form of terrorism and extremism that threatens peace and stability within societies,” it said.

The council also warned against the rise of hate speech, racism, extremism and Islamophobia. It urged the international community to join efforts to promote tolerance and peaceful coexistence.

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