Jofra Archer returns for England Lions against England

England 501-7 ( 79 overs): Pope 146, Crawley 96, Ja cks 84Lions of England: not yet beatScorecard the back.
He took 0-38 from nine overs in the first day of the three-day match.
Ollie Pope made 146 of 120 balls and Zak Crawley 96 of 89 as England start a three-Test series in Pakistan on Dec. 1, amassed 501-7.
Pope, as captain in Ben Stokes' absence, helped England score more than six points at the Tolerance Oval.
Will Jacks, who could make his Test debut against Pakistan, broke 84 of 48 balls from number eight.
Former Captain Joe Root was fired for nine years by Jack Carson, a spinner from Sussex.
Rehan Ahmed, 18, leg spinner in Leicestershire - called up to the Test squad later on Wednesday - conceded 73 runs from eight overs.
Archer, whose workload is monitored by England management, will perform a limited number of in-game overs.
It was announced later on Wednesday that he would be a wildcard choice for MI Cape Town in South Africa's new T20 league which kicks off on January 10.
The tournament runs until February 11, but England begin a three-match international series of a day against South Africa on January 27, which could be Archer's return to competitive international cricket.

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Jofra Archer returns for England Lions against England

England 501-7 ( 79 overs): Pope 146, Crawley 96, Ja cks 84Lions of England: not yet beatScorecard the back.

He took 0-38 from nine overs in the first day of the three-day match.

Ollie Pope made 146 of 120 balls and Zak Crawley 96 of 89 as England start a three-Test series in Pakistan on Dec. 1, amassed 501-7.

Pope, as captain in Ben Stokes' absence, helped England score more than six points at the Tolerance Oval.

Will Jacks, who could make his Test debut against Pakistan, broke 84 of 48 balls from number eight.

Former Captain Joe Root was fired for nine years by Jack Carson, a spinner from Sussex.

Rehan Ahmed, 18, leg spinner in Leicestershire - called up to the Test squad later on Wednesday - conceded 73 runs from eight overs.

Archer, whose workload is monitored by England management, will perform a limited number of in-game overs.

It was announced later on Wednesday that he would be a wildcard choice for MI Cape Town in South Africa's new T20 league which kicks off on January 10.

The tournament runs until February 11, but England begin a three-match international series of a day against South Africa on January 27, which could be Archer's return to competitive international cricket.