Top 75 Jofra Archer Quotes

I’m just being honest, if I get one wicket or three, the way I bowl doesn’t change.

I’m most looking forward to bowling at the international players – it will be a gauge to see where I’m at and if I’m ready for international cricket.

It wasn’t a pleasant experience to be confined to my hotel room for five days even though I had my Xbox and workout stuff with me so I could make the most of a bad situation.

Just the ball completely being destroyed in 60 overs is not something that you experience as a Test side and any side could be prepared for.

I’m not too sure how it will go but I think whenever I do get the chance to bat I can just show what I can do and hopefully with a lot of performances I could squeeze my way up the order a bit.

In the IPL the batters have to come at you, whereas in Test cricket they can sit on you for a full session if they want and if the pitch is dead there is nothing you can do about it.

I think wickets just depend on how lucky you are at the time.

In bowlers’ meetings we talk a lot about patience here in India. You need that more than anywhere in the world. Outfields are fast, pitches are slow, the ball gets soft. Bowlers are more crucial than batters.

If someone wants to shout at me and tell me I’m bowling badly, that’s fine. I may not agree but it’s fine. It’s part of the experience of being a touring cricketer.

You never know where cricket can take you in two weeks, two months or a year. You never know what that one of game will do, cricket wise or mentally. Anything is possible.

It’s hard not to enjoy yourself in Barbados and I was grateful for some time off and to chill with family and friends after such a busy period of cricket in 2020. There were some Covid restrictions, but there was a lot more freedom than we’ve had in the U.K.

No one will bowl at 90mph all day every day. There will be spells when you have to bowl within yourself.

The hand issue I had throughout the India tour, and which eventually led to surgery, no doubt took people by surprise.

I have only played in two first-class matches with a pink ball and both of them were over inside two days.

I don’t want to look too far ahead.

I think no crowds is probably sucking most of the excitement out of the game.

It’s really hard to get a chance in Barbados.

I’m pretty sure Michael Holding doesn’t know anything that is going on behind the scenes.

Obviously in T20, variations are important whereas bowling lots of slower balls in a Test isn’t going to help anyone.

Am I a golfer? Do I look like a golfer? One hundred per cent, you will find me on the Xbox!

Chemar Holder plays Xbox with me online all the time but it’s not like any of us are going to be buddy, buddy in the middle. We might make a small joke every now and again but it’s not going to be overly friendly because everyone’s got a job to do.

Cricket is also a bit more of a social game. You are never too far away from one of your other team-mates, so you can always wander over for a bit of a chat. For example, if I am at mid-off, I could always wander over to mid-on and have a joke with Stuart Broad.

I remain committed to playing all three formats for England and to winning big series.

As long as you are faithful to your game plan and have the skills to deliver it, most of the time you will be all right.

I want to win the Ashes.

Seeing someone go down, you don’t ever want to see anyone getting carried off on a stretcher or you don’t want to see anyone missing a day or another game.

That’s the one thing about being in India. You get to experience superstardom. In England, no one bothers you, really.

Test cricket is pretty much the same as first-class – know what your strengths are and stick to them.

I didn’t really know how people would take to me, especially at Hobart – it can be difficult having an overseas player who hasn’t played any international cricket.

I might actually get a calendar just to cross them down to feel like the days are going faster.

You don’t hold back, you must give everything you can when you get an opportunity.

There are different roles you must play over 80 overs and that means you need to be versatile as a bowler.

The time I spend bowling with the white ball is a lot less than in Test cricket.

You’re young and you want to play, you have got to make the most of your youth because before you know it, you’re 20, 21 or even 25 if you’re unlucky, and you’re still trialing and hoping to get a chance. And then a lot of people don’t take chances on guys who are a little bit older.

I only like my mom’s coleslaw.

I don’t need to run in and bowl 90mph every spell to get wickets.

There is nothing worse for a bowler than knowing you cannot give your all. If you try to, you can mess yourself up for the future, so you are torn between that and protecting your body. You simply cannot do both.

I’ve played in tournaments around the world, and had success, but winning a Test is one of those indescribable feelings, especially against a really good team. Nothing compares.

If you’re going to play in all three formats, you can’t play all the games. You probably play two Test matches, miss the last one and take some time off and maybe come back for the second ODI or second T20.

Like any cricketer, I just want to get back on the field.

To play 100 Tests is a lot of miles in the legs and just thinking about that many as a fast bowler hurts my back!

I have always been of the belief that whatever the conditions, you just crack on with it.

When I saw the bidding start a few teams were going at it, and I was thinking ‘wow I’m actually going to get to go to India for sure,’ so I was even happier than when the bidding started because I knew for sure that at least I would get to be associated with a franchise.

I guess making my debut outside of England would have been a bit more difficult but it was nice to debut somewhere that you’re familiar with.

Being qualified means I can spend a bit more time at home.

It doesn’t bother me what people are saying. Social media is there for people to voice their criticism, so you shouldn’t take that to heart.

That’s the thing, never get complacent.

When you have an operation, you are altering the body. You are going into a perfectly fine piece of tissue and when you do so, you can invite all sorts of complications. The intention might be to solve one thing, but it can mess up others.

From my experience, you need to be enjoying the game rather than being concerned with getting off the field as fast as possible, if you are going to do well.

I’ve played a lot more red-ball cricket than I have white-ball cricket.

England are doing really well in the Tests and ODIs, they’re doing well in everything and I think it will be hard to squeeze my way into the team.

Body management is going to be essential if I want to play most of the matches.

Eoin Morgan and Joe Root have a really calm and open changing room. There’s no tension there. You don’t have to be walking on egg shells around any of the players.

Do I want to play Test cricket? Yeah, yeah. I’ve got a few milestones I’d like to achieve – so I very much want to play Test cricket.

Let me be clear about something: I’ve never changed my attitude towards playing for England. I’ve always wanted to play all three formats. That hasn’t changed, and never will as far as I’m concerned.

You’re not always going to be able to run in and blast someone out. Sometimes it might be different lines and lengths, change-ups or reductions in pace.

Bumrah’s action is a bit awkward, so you don’t see his slower balls. He can trick you with pace. He is a lot quicker than he looks.

It’s OK to be a good county cricketer but when you take the step up, you never know how your career might go.

When I walked outside of my room for the first time since being placed into self-isolation for breaking the Covid-19 protocols, I heard the cameras clicking with every single step I took. The whole spectacle made me feel uneasy.

I just wanted to play in the IPL; the money is just a bonus.

I give 100 per cent every time I go out there and I don’t want to go out on the field unless I can guarantee doing that.

It’s a World Cup, there’s no easy games in this tournament.

I used to always be running around as a kid, I couldn’t sit still.

You’re bound to be recognized if you do well. Although I guess in India that’s taken to another level. I can’t remember how many selfies I must have posed for.

I usually get to 40, 50 overs a game anyway.

I guess I am pretty much like Bumrah, with my yorkers and slower balls.

The way I am looking at things is that I would rather miss a few weeks of a year so that I have a few more years in my career.

When tournaments are on the horizon, I feel teams in general and particularly England get stronger because everyone wants to show they should be in the XI.

I had one injury in pretty much a year of cricket, and it was my first since being in the England team, so I’m very happy to be back, touch wood.

I personally believe in test cricket you get a lot more opportunities to redeem yourself.