In a major development, the 30 -year -old superstar stimulator Jofra Archer made his return to the England test team after a very long time.
Jofra Archer was added to the England test team for the second match of the five game series against the India national cricket team.
Jofra Archer in the line for his first appearance in the test in four years
The National Cricket National Team of England won the first match in the Test Series against the National Cricket team of India in a complete way by 5 counters to take a 1-0 lead.
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Meanwhile, Archer arrived at the test team in England for the first time since March 2021, and he returned to the side at the back of 18 Overs and a counter for Sussex in the county championship.
In addition to selecting the 30 -year right arm, the England team for the second test in Edgbaston in Birmingham from July 2 remains the same.
“The men’s selection committee in England added Bowler Sussex Jofra Archer’s Bowler launcher to the team for the second Rothesay test match against India in Edgbaston, from Wednesday July 2, 2025. The return of the 30 -year -old right arm returns to the implementation of the test in England for the first time since February 2021,” EDGbaston, “the ECB told the publication of official forgion.
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England Men’s Test Squad for the 2nd match against India:
Ben Stokes (Durham) – Captain, Jofra Archer (Sussex), Shoaib Bashir (Somerset), Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire), Harry Brook (Yorkshire) (Surrey), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jamie Smith (Surrey), Josh Tongue (Nottinghamshire) (Warwickshire)
Although Acher was chosen from the team, there is no guarantee that he will appear in the Xi Playing in the Edgbaston test. The ultimate decision lies in the hands of Ben Stokes, Brendon McCullum, Rob Key and Luke Wright.
On the whole, Jofra Archer has only played 13 games in his test career since his debut in 2019. He picked up 42 counters with an average of 31.04, and his last trial appearance came against India in Ahmedabad in February 2021. Since then, he was out of the red ball format because of his elbow and back problems.
I don’t understand the rush – Michael Vaughan
Recently, the former English skipper Michael Vaughan opposed the idea of ​​bringing Archer to the test team. He said that the Pacer should play another county championship round before being considered for the selection.
“I would not rush Jofra Archer. He has not played a four -day cricket for four years. He played a match for Sussex in Durham. He played in one round. They have another match from Sunday. I would personally let him play another county championship, and potentially brought him to the Sky Sports.
“I do not understand the rush. When you have been four years not to play the longer format, I do not see how an outing in the County cricket can be a justification.”
