10 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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13 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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14 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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14 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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17 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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46 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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63 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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68 h. 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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69 h. 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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69 h. ago Archer back to face India at Lord’s as Wood eyes surprise return in time for fifth Test

Archer only change for third Test as Tongue drops outFellow pace bowler Wood targets final Test at The OvalJofra Archer will start his first Test match in more than four years after being named as the only change in the England team to face India in the third Test at Lord’s on Thursday.Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse are both retained after the defeat by India at Edgbaston that squared the series 1-1, with Josh Tongue making way for Archer. Continue reading...

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69 h. ago Jofra Archer returns as England name team for third Test vs India

The pace bowler will play a Test match for the first time since 2021

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2 d. ago Jofra Archer returns to England side for third Test against India

Captain Ben Stokes confirmed Archer’s return in place of fellow quick Josh Tongue.

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3 d. ago A new Dembele signs on at Celtic as Brendan Rodgers 'excited' by one arrival's instant impact

Hassan Dembele has signed professional terms and his two older brothers are buzzing for him

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3 d. ago Chelsea new boy Joao Pedro says sorry for brace that lands Blues Club World Cup final spot

Chelsea's new signing Joao Pedro made an instant impact as his two goals downed Fluminense to book the Blues a spot in the Club World Cup final, but the Brazilian was in an apologetic mood

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3 d. ago Archer return, Gill on a roll – talking points ahead of England

The five-match series is finely poised at 1-1 heading to the home of cricket.

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3 d. ago Jofra Archer could help England unsettle India, says Stuart Broad

The former England paceman says the tourists have been ‘borderline perfect’ in the series to date.

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3 d. ago Jofra Archer: Brendon McCullum confirms 'buzzing' bowler in England selection frame for third India Test

Surrey pace bowler has not played at Test level for four years

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4 d. ago Jofra Archer ‘ready to go’ with England set to make changes for ‘blockbuster’ third Test against India

Archer could well return to Test cricket for the first time in four years at Lord’s with the series all square at 1-1

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4 d. ago Jofra Archer looks ‘ready to go’ in ‘blockbuster’ third Test – Brendon McCullum

The England boss says Archer is looking ‘fit and strong’.

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5 d. ago Ben Stokes says ‘there probably will be a decision to make’ with third Test team

Jofra Archer and Gus Atkinson could be asked to breathe new life into England’s bowling.

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