England coach McCullum backs Archer as key player ahead of Ashes
England head coach Brendon McCullum hailed Jofra Archer as a 'huge player' ahead of the Ashes 2025 in Australia. Archer's recent ODI heroics against South Africa and injury-free summer highlight England's careful workload management, he added. McCullum also praised young batter Jacob Bethell's maiden century and confirmed Mark Wood and Ben Stokes are progressing well ahead of the series.