LONDON: South Africa coach Ottis Gibson wants England fast bowler Jofra Archer to have a good World Cup — but only after the Proteas have played the hosts in Thursday’s (tomorrow's) tournament opener at the Oval.Former West Indies fast bowler Gibson, like Archer, was born in Barbados. Gibson had a chance to observe the then teenage Archer’s progress when he returned to the Caribbean as coach of the West Indies in 2010.“He’s fresh and he’s obviously talented and he’s got a lot of pace and he’s from Barbados, so I’m glad that they picked him,” Gibson, also a former England bowling coach, told reporters on Tuesday.“He’s got a lot of talent, so he’s bringing that. He’s bringing pace; he bowls quickly. And he’s a match-winner. So hopefully he won’t have much of a say in this game, but then he’ll have a really good tournament once this game is over.”
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