PETER HAYTER

Worth the risk? Jofra Archer is set to play for England, and inset, Rodney Marsh
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Jofra Archer may or may not be familiar enough with the history of the game to know about Rod Marsh, the pugnacious Aussie wicketkeeper to Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson, but I’d wager all the money collected by the bookies at Cheltenham this week that he’s never heard of Rodney Marsh, the mercurial, lop-sided footballing hero of my childhood dreams.
Yet, as the England management consider fast-tracking the newlyqualified Sussex all-rounder into their plan...