Chris Jordan named as cover for ODI squad, Jofra Archer out and misses start of IPL

Sussex's Chris Jordan will remain in India as cover for England's forthcoming ODI series, but Jofra Archer is returning home so that his right elbow injury injury can be managed and investigated further.

According to an ECB announcement on Sunday, "Archer's elbow has deteriorated over the course of the Twenty20 International series and made it increasingly challenging for him to maintain performance levels. He has been deemed unfit for selection for the ODI series that features matches on 23, 26 and 28 March. 
 
"The ECB medical team will assess the player and, together with Jofra, develop a treatment plan and a return-to-play schedule in due course. As a consequence, Jofra will miss the start of this year’s Indian Premier League."

CJ is one of three travelling reserves for the series, alongside Jake Ball and Dawid Malan who are also already in India. They will provide cover for a 14-man squad.

England squad: Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) (captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire), Sam Billings (Kent), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Sam Curran (Surrey), Tom Curran (Surrey), Liam Livingstone (Lancashire), Matt Parkinson (Lancashire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), Reece Topley (Surrey), Mark Wood (Durham).

Also travelling with the squad: Jake Ball (Nottinghamshire), Chris Jordan (Sussex), Dawid Malan (Yorkshire).

ODI fixtures v India

23rd March - 1st ODI, Pune
26th March - 2nd ODI, Pune
28th March - 3rd ODI, Pune