Cricket: Stokes defends Archer’s absence from the England squad following his IPL involvement [SOUND]

# Cricket: England’s captain, Ben Stokes, has defended Jofra Archer as the fast bowler has received criticism for his absence in the squad following his involvement in the Indian Premier League. Archer will miss the first Test against New Zealand, which gets underway at Lord’s today, and may not be ready to play the second Test at the Oval from the 17th. Stokes says the landscape of cricket has changed: