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Jofra Archer enjoys a break in Barbados, where he relaxes with family after a busy cricket season. He talks about the need for patience and the way a single over can swing between many runs or a quick wicket. He also shares his goal of playing Test cricket and reaching new milestones.

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

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

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

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

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

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I'd urge any kid to want to play Test cricket.

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

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Cricket is hard enough: stand up for yourself and stand up for the team.

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

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

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Just the ball completely being destroyed in 60 overs is not something that you experience as a Test side and any side…

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Do I want to play Test cricket? Yeah, yeah. I've got a few milestones I'd like to achieve - so I very…

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I didn't really know how people would take to me, especially at Hobart - it can be difficult having an overseas player…

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

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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.…

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You never know where cricket can take you in two weeks, two months or a year. You never know what that one…

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It's hard not to enjoy yourself in Barbados and I was grateful for some time off and to chill with family and…

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In T20, even when you are sticking with the same processes you can just as easily go for 40 or 50 runs…

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If you're going to play in all three formats, you can't play all the games. You probably play two Test matches, miss…

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To be straight, if I play and don't bowl 90 miles an hour it's going to be news. If I don't bowl…

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When I sit back and reflect, it's humbling to see how far I've come. I watched the IPL as a kid six-seven…

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There is nothing worse for a bowler than knowing you cannot give your all. If you try to, you can mess yourself…

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In bowlers' meetings we talk a lot about patience here in India. You need that more than anywhere in the world. Outfields…

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Cricket is also a bit more of a social game. You are never too far away from one of your other team-mates,…

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Not many days you get a nice, fast bowling wicket.

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

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

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Bumrah's action is a bit awkward, so you don't see his slower balls. He can trick you with pace. He is a…

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I personally want to play Test cricket, hopefully, when I qualify. It's the pinnacle, a great place to showcase your skills and…

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When Test cricket is good, it's amazing, the best, even if it is more taxing on the body and is a lot…

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

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

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In the IPL the batters have to come at you, whereas in Test cricket they can sit on you for a full…

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That's cricket. Some days are good, some are bad. No one is going to be amazing all the time. Sometimes I feel…

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

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It's not true that modern cricketers only want to be white-ball cricketers. Because I had a good World Cup that doesn't mean…

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You can be in India bowling at 90mph and it doesn't matter because the wickets are flat and the batsmen are really…

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Sometimes things get hard, especially if you are not having a great game or not feeling good within your cricket.

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I had one injury in pretty much a year of cricket, and it was my first since being in the England team,…

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If there are three seamers, we don't need to be bowling long spells. Either way, it doesn't matter to me whether I…

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It doesn't matter how many wickets we won by. It doesn't matter how we got there. The point was that we did.

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…

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

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…

Being in a Covid bubble, you are going to need your family with you. It helps you stay sane. Four or five days in,…