"We can make history": Jofra Archer not content with 50-over World Cup success

The World T20 and the ongoing Test Championship are the next goals for the express seamer following an era-defining summer

England's World Cup success can be a landmark moment for the sport on and off the field, according to Jofra Archer.

As the hosts romped to their maiden 50-over title, the ECB reported one million children were actively engaged with the tournament.

For the men's team, attention now turns to next year's World T20 and improving their fortunes in the Test arena after failing to reclaim the Ashes from Australia.

“Hopefully we can win the T20 World Cup next year," the Barbados-born seamer told The Daily Telegraph. "We want to climb the rankings in the Test Championship. I think we can make history. We have started already. 

"Hopefully we can win back-to-back [World Cups]. Who’s to say we can’t? Everyone is around the same age in the group we have got together. We will be together for a lot more years.”

Arguably, the greatest challenge comes away from the middle as the ECB attempt to harness the excitement cricket has created this summer and attract a new generation of players and spectators to the sport.

The introduction of The Hundred is one of the many initiatives planned by the ECB, while the already-successful South Asian Action Plan and the All Stars Cricket programme will play pivotal roles going forward.

“I’ve seen many videos of kids playing, doing their celebrations in the back garden,” Archer, 24, added. “I think the World Cup is going to get spoken about for many years to come. 

"I think I have seen it on TV almost every week. We do need to use it. I think we need to push it a lot further. Look at the kids. It’s wet and muddy but I don’t think they care. It makes us happy to see them playing and wanting to do better.”