14 h. ago Joe Root: Jofra Archer's rousing return to England Test side a 'genuine joy'

Pace bowler had been out for over four years with injury

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16 h. ago Jofra Archer’s rousing return to Test arena a ‘genuine joy’ – Joe Root

Lord’s witnessed Archer’s first red-ball spell for his country since February 2021.

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17 h. ago Archer and Bumrah make batters sweat as England and India toil on day two at Lord’s

Third Test, day two: England 387; India 145-3Archer takes wicket with third ball of comebackThe over rate was glacial and the heat oppressive yet every spectator at Lord’s was still transfixed. Nothing stirs the senses quite like high-quality pace bowling and here that old saying held true, be it the latest five-wicket display of Jasprit Bumrah’s utter mastery or Jofra Archer striking third ball on his Test comeback.Archer first, and a moment that will live long in the memory for both the player and his supporters in the stands. As India closed on 145 for three in reply to England’s 387 all out, his figures read one for 22 from 10 overs. And yet that solitary wicket, one that stopped everyone in their tracks, was unquestionably the moment of the day. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Jofra Archer’s welcome return lifts the energy in England and India’s battle of attrition

Archer struck just three balls into a long-awaited return - but a glacial pace of play prevented the Test progressing

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19 h. ago Joe Root breaks Test record with outrageous catch against India

The England batter continued an excellent Test at Lord’s with a stunner at first slip

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21 h. ago Jofra Archer makes instant impact with wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal

Harry Brook snapped up the catch at second slip.

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23 h. ago England vs India: Jamie Smith leads recovery after Jasprit Bumrah heroics on second morning

Smith rallies in 82-run stand with Brydon Carse to stabilise hosts after Ben Stokes, centurion Joe Root and Chris Woakes all fall to Bumrah at Lord’s

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23 h. ago Jamie Smith picks up the baton for England after early Joe Root dismissal

Root had spent the night on 99 and wasted no time reaching three figures in the third Rothesay Test against India.

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25 h. ago England vs India: Joe Root hits century before Jasprit Bumrah wreaks early havoc on second morning

Former captain reaches Lord’s ton with first ball on day two of Third Test before quickly falling along with Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes

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40 h. ago ‘Fingers crossed’ Ben Stokes can ‘do something magic’ despite scare – Ollie Pope

Stokes pulled up with what appeared to be a groin problem late on day one of the third Rothesay Test.

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40 h. ago Pope will make sure injured Stokes ‘doesn’t push himself to a ridiculous place’

Captain picked up groin injury in stand with Joe RootEngland ‘want to kick on to a score towards 500’Ollie Pope said it was his role as vice-captain to ensure Ben Stokes “doesn’t push himself to a ridiculous place” as the captain battles a groin injury that forced him to seek treatment towards the end of the first day of the third Test against India.After receiving attention from the physio with just under an hour to play, the captain’s movement was noticeably impaired for the remainder of the final session, but he played on as England reached stumps on 251 for four. There are no plans to send him for scans, the hope being that he will recover overnight and, alongside Joe Root – who is unbeaten on 99 – “really kick on and make it a score north of 400, towards 500”. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago England vs India: Joe Root sets unbeaten 99 as Three Lions dig in on opening day of third Test

Both England openers fell early to Nitish Kumar Reddy in same over at Lord’s

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41 h. ago England left sweating on Ben Stokes fitness after injury scare against India

The England captain appeared to injure himself while batting with Joe Root at Lord’s

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41 h. ago Joe Root unbeaten on 99 as England dig in on opening day of third Test

England knuckled down to 251 for four.

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42 h. ago Joe Root unbeaten on 99 as England dig in against India but Stokes injury a concern

Third Test, day one: England 251-4Root unbeaten on 99 while captain picks up knockEngland opted not to train on Tuesday but Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum still made a beeline for Lord’s. Two days out from the third Test – a pivotal match with the series locked at one-apiece – they were keen to speak to the groundstaff to express their hopes for a pitch with pace, bounce and a bit of sideways movement.It was too late to be making demands and, like the disappointed customers of Mr Tourette, signwriter extraordinaire from the Modern Toss cartoons, England’s captain and head coach had to settle for a slow, occasionally two-paced surface. Throw in a sluggish outfield — plus an Indian attack buoyed by their win at Edgbaston and now augmented by Jasprit Bumrah — and run-scoring was anything but straightforward. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Joe Root and Ollie Pope steady England after openers fall in same over

Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley were dismissed in the space of four balls.

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49 h. ago England vs India: Ben Stokes wins toss and bats first in Third Test as Jofra Archer and Jasprit Bumrah return

Stokes changes approach in sunny conditions at Lord’s after criticism for opting to bowl at both Headingley and Edgbaston

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67 h. ago ‘He’s very determined’: England look to Archer before pivotal third Test

Seamer’s pace has potential to upend India’s dominance, but England’s batting needs urgent improvementNearly six years after Jofra Archer made his Test debut against Australia at Lord’s he will finally return after England confirmed that he will replace Josh Tongue as the only change to the team so comprehensively beaten by India at Edgbaston last week.Archer is a man of few words and, as he has battled through a string of injuries across those intervening years, also not a lot of action. So the conversation that confirmed his return to Test cricket was entirely typical, said England’s captain, Ben Stokes: “I went: ‘Are you ready this week?’ And he went: ‘Been ready.’ That was literally it.” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Jofra Archer’s Test return a ‘pretty great day’, says Ben Stokes

Archer will make his England comeback in the third Test against India at Lord’s.

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3 d. ago England name Jofra Archer to play his first Test in more than four years at Lord’s

Fast bowler Archer will come into the team for the third Test against India at Lord’s after overcoming a battle with injuries that has lasted over four years.

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