Archer to miss England's first ODI in New Zealand
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Jofra Archer will sit out the first one-day international against New Zealand on Sunday as England manage his Ashes preparations.
Archer, 30, is joining the ODI squad after missing the three-match T20 series, which concludes in Auckland on Thursday.
However, he does not arrive in New Zealand until Saturday, alongside fellow Ashes quicks Josh Tongue and Mark Wood. Neither Tongue nor Wood are in the white-ball squad, but will be in New Zealand for their Ashes build-up.
Archer's omission from the first ODI in Mount Maunganui is not injury related and he will be available for the second ODI in Hamilton next week.
Joe Root, Ben Duckett and Jamie Smith have all arrived in New Zealand for the one-dayers, while Test captain Ben Stokes is set to visit family in Christchurch before the Ashes squad assembles in Perth.