Archer and Best raise a war of words on Twitter
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Former West Indies fast bowler Tino Best has been critical of Jofra Archer’s bowling, stating that the Englishman needs to bowl a lot quicker.
Twitter users witnessed a war of words on Friday night between former West Indies bowler Best and current England fast bowler Archer.
The heated conversation began after Best raised questions over Jofra Archer’s inclusion over Stuart Broad in England’s playing XI for the first Test at Southampton.
Archer bowled at normal speed on Day 3 of the opening Test against West Indies and returned empty-handed.
”Honestly why Archer playing before Broad chaaaaa fair is fair tho, cause u have Wood bowling 90+ , And he’s bowling the same pace as Broad , I have no problem with Broad being pissed #EngVsWI ….. that’s not fair at all,” Best wrote on Twitter.
The tweet did not go down well with Jofra Archer, who minced no words while responding.
Best, too, replied aggressively, stating that Archer had bowled pretty poorly and that he hadn’t been bowling quick since the 2019 Ashes.
“Don’t address me personally Young man , the fact remains your bowling toothpaste and u haven’t bowled Quickly since ASHES , now go sleep and get some rest for WI to beat a ball in the second innings by Jorfa,” former Windies pacer wrote.
A while later, though not as a reply to Tino Best, Jofra Archer posted another tweet: “You must live a miserable life.”
Later on, Archer liked and retweeted a series of tweets which were in his defence. This is the second time Best and Archer have gotten involved in a war of words on Twitter.
In December 2019, Best had questioned Jofra Archer’s pace to which the English pacer had replied, “The captain and I aren’t worried but thank you for concern I really appreciate it.”
To this, Best had replied saying that young cricketers these days are not open to ‘constructive criticism.’
Jofra Archer retorted saying that Tino Best could have texted him personally and given him that bit of feedback.
“If that was really your intention you would have messaged me personally, Barbados isn’t big you could have gotten into contact with me but go on have your moment on Twitter,” Archer had tweeted.
