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Key Takeaways
- 1📊 Archer's fastest career spell
- 2🏆 Top-seven order locked
- 3💡 Intensity over mere speed
- 4🔮 Resilience for Ashes revival
"The English fast bowler came under questioning after he ranked up the pace against Australia when they had to chase a measly target of 65 runs"
England coach Brendon McCullum staunchly defends Jofra Archer's fiery spell and verbals with Steve Smith, ruling out knee-jerk changes to the top-seven order despite Brisbane loss backlash.
Archer's Intensity Endorsed
Archer clocked career-best speeds chasing 65 runs but faced flak for lacking hostility earlier when Australia piled 511. McCullum countered: fast bowling demands smarts beyond pace, praising the skippers' no-moping directive. James Anderson's critique aside, Baz trusts the setup.
"Jofra is good. He can say what he wants." — Brendon McCullum
This backing signals England's Bazball steel, eyeing redemption without rash moves.
