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Jofra Archer has X-Factor every team needs – Carlos Brathwaite

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Jofra Archer has X-Factor every team needs – Carlos Brathwaite

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Barbados-born Jofra Archer qualified to play for England in March 2019
England v West Indies, third Test
Venue: Emirates Old Trafford Dates: 24-28 July
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England pace bowler Jofra Archer has the “X-Factor” that every successful team needs, former West Indies Twenty20 captain Carlos Brathwaite says.

Brathwaite told BBC Radio 5 Live that teams are lifted by personalities who “don’t play by the rules”.

Archer, was dropped for the second test against the Windies for breaking Covid-19 protocols, but has been recalled.

Brathwaite said the bowler, racially abused on social media after being dropped, has faced an unfair reaction.

Asked if Archer had been treated fairly in England, Brathwaite said: “No.”

Brathwaite believes Archer, who England captain Joe Root said was bowling at “the speed of light”