The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed that Archer will not take part in the Sri Lanka Test series and IPL 2020 season due to stress fracture in his right elbow.
He is expected to be out of action for three months
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Archer, 24, who only became England qualified earlier this year, could now make his Test debut when the first of a five-match series starts at Edgbaston on August 1.
Archer had been excluded from the preliminary 15-man squad that had been named last month to meet the ICC's first deadline requirement
Archer is only three games into an international career that started last week, with just two one-day internationals and a Twenty20 in England colours to his credit
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Archer, 24, was all set to be unavailable for the World Cup until the England and Wales Cricket Board reduced its residency qualification rule from seven years to three
The all-rounder was left out of the 15-man preliminary World Cup squad also announced by tournament hosts England on Wednesday
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