Chris Jordan and Jofra Archer prepare for dream England 'road trip'

Valkerie Baynes at Hove

Chris Jordan says he has a dream road trip planned this weekend with his "little brother" Jofra Archer, as the pair prepare to link up with the England squad ahead of what could be a seismic international summer.

Having found form with the ball after going wicketless in Sussex's winning sides for the first two Royal London Cup matches of the season, Jordan claimed 2 for 42 in a losing cause on Wednesday at Hove, where Somerset won a rain-affected match by 68 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method.

He will now turn his attention to England's one-dayers against Ireland and Pakistan, revealing that he and Sussex team-mate Archer, who is yet to feature for the county this year after his stint in the IPL, would likely drive to Cardiff together on Saturday to join the national squad for a training camp.

Archer has yet to make his international debut after recently completing his England qualification, while Jordan - who was Player of the Series on the T20I leg of the recent tour of the Caribbean - has not played an ODI since September 2016.

Neither man was named in England's preliminary 15-man squad for the World Cup. Instead, they were included in an extended 17-man squad for the six lead-up matches, and have been handed an opportunity to change the selectors' minds ahead of the showcase starting on May 30.

"I'm quite looking forward to joining up with the team and getting back in the environment and keep improving on the little bit I did today," Jordan said. "The first couple of games of the [Royal London Cup] tournament haven't really gone my way.

"It's tough to put a finger on it really because I've felt in good form mentally, technically, physically, feels great to be honest with you, the best I've felt in a while, but that happens sometimes.

"It's more about how you can come back from it and keep building on it and just try and stay as relaxed as possible and keep taking the positives and keep trying to perform, try and peak at the right time."

Aged 30 and 24 respectively, Jordan and Archer have followed very similar career paths. Both left behind their native Barbados to pursue county careers at Sussex and, from there, each has enhanced his reputation on the T20 franchise circuit. And now, England have come calling for both men at the start of a World Cup year.

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"I'm excited to be back in the 50-over fold after quite some time but more so to be with my team-mate, my little brother Jofra, as well," Jordan said. "I'm looking forward to it. I speak to him most days really. He's overjoyed as well, it's a dream come true for him. I'm so happy for him and I'm sure he'll fit right in when we join up with the team."

Much has been said - negative and positive - about the prospect of Archer breaking into the England one-day squad. Those against cite his potential to upset a largely settled team, with some of the fast bowlers who have helped the team become No.1 in the world fearing they may have to make way for him. Those in favour of Archer's inclusion highlight his undeniable talent.

For his part, Archer has said he doesn't "want to step on anyone's toes".

Asked whether he felt it was unfortunate Archer felt the need to say that, Jordan said it was testament to Archer's character.

"Whether it's unfortunate or not, he decided to say it, he's his own man, but equally I just think you should view it as the sort of humble person that he is," Jordan said. "That's just the humility in him, the innocence in him.

"All he wants to do is give his best every day and I am sure when he puts that England shirt on he'll give 150 percent."

Jordan also expected Archer to stay the same person, regardless of the attention he receives.

"To be honest, I won't allow him to change personally," Jordan smiled. "It's not really the time to do it and he's not that type of person anyway. He's a very humble kid, puts his work in and deserves every single opportunity and every single accolade he's getting at the moment because he's a real high quality cricketer but also a high quality human being.

"Every single thing that's been put in front of him he just seems to rise with it to and it's testament to his character, his mindset, his skill. It's something to be admired."

While Archer is regarded as the man most likely to force his way into the World Cup reckoning and has therefore received the most attention, Jordan is determined to seize the opportunity presented to him. However, he is also wary of placing too much expectation on himself.

"The mere fact that you're involved in the squad always presents an opportunity, I guess it's down to me to take it but I'm trying not to put too much pressure on myself," Jordan said.

"Obviously you do set high standards for yourself and you do have ambitions and you do aim high and you try to look forward as much as possible.

"But it's an everything-to-gain-and-nothing-to-lose sort of mentality for me. I'm just going to try and have as much fun as possible, try and perform when given the opportunity and see what happens from there."