Archer reveals he's lost his World Cup medal
England fast bowler Jofra Archer said Saturday he'd "gone mad" looking for his World Cup winner's medal after losing the prized little bit of silverware while moving house.
This past year saw the Sussex quick establish himself on the global stage as he helped England win their first men's 50-over global title, with Archer's 20 wickets at 23.05 the most taken by any person in the champions' squad.
The 25-year-old, who only made his international debut in 2019, was also given the daunting responsibility of bowling the Super Over in the ultimate at Lord's.
Archer, however, held his nerve brilliantly as England edged out New Zealand in an exciting finish chosen boundary countback following the teams' scores were level after both regulation play and cricket's answer to 'extra time'.
But the Barbados-born quick, asked Saturday about where his medal was now, told BBC Radio: "I had it hanging off a portrait someone did for me personally and delivered to me, I had my medal hanging on that.
"I moved flat and the picture is on the brand new wall but there's no medal. I turned the home upside down for approximately weekly but I still haven't managed to find it.
"I know it ought to be in the house therefore i could keep eyes out for this but I've gone mad looking for this already."
Archer, who returned to the uk from Barbados last month, said the actual fact all major cricket worldwide, like the start of English season, was suspended because of the pandemic at least gave him time to keep looking for the medal.
"There's nothing else to accomplish in isolation. It's all hands on deck."
Although Archer may have seemed the 'go-to' option for England captain Eoin Morgan when it came to picking a bowler for the Super Over, the paceman himself was reluctant to press his own claims given he'd shortly been in the medial side.
Archer, asked when he knew he'd been chosen for the Super Over, replied: "Pretty late. I wasn't sure until I had to decrease there and warm up.
"It doesn't mean I didn't want to buy, I simply didn't think I was able to volunteer. I was just coming into the team, I'd played minimal amount of games in the squad. I didn't think it had been my time to volunteer.
"It was the only Super Over of the whole tournament, I never actually thought about it or planned for the problem, it just happened."
