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England has recalled Jofra Archer for the second Test against India after a four-year absence. The fast bowler recently played a red-ball match for Sussex, showing promising form. England leads the five-match series 1-0 following their thrilling win at Leeds. The rest of the squad remains unchanged as they prepare for the Edgbaston Test.

Key Points: Jofra Archer Returns to England Test Squad After 4 Years

  • Archer last played Test cricket in 2021
  • England leads India 1-0 in series
  • Squad unchanged except for Archer return
  • Archer took 1/32 in Sussex warm-up
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Jofra Archer returns as England announce squad for 2nd Test

England names Jofra Archer in Test squad vs India after 4-year absence as they lead series 1-0.

"Archer showed glimpses of his best in Sussex's red-ball return – ICC"

London, June 26

England announced the squad for the second Test against India, starting from July 2 at Edgbaston, with pacer Jofra Archer included in the team after over four years.

England is leading the five-match series 1-0 following a five-wicket win at Leeds.

The 30-year-old right-arm quick returning to the England Test since February 2021 will be looking to add to his 13 Test caps at Edgbaston next week, as per an England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) release. Archer has 42 wickets at an average of 31.04, with the best figures of 6/45.

Archer played his first red-ball contest in more than four years earlier this week when he turned out for Sussex in their four-day match against Durham at Chester-Le-Street and showed glimpses of his best as he scored 31 with the bat and collected figures of 1/32 from 18 overs as the teams played out a draw, as per ICC.

Other than that, the squad remains unchanged.

England Men's Test squad for 2nd Test: Ben Stokes (capt), Jofra Archer, Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Cook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes.

Coming to the first Test match, India was put to bat first by England. Centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal (101), skipper Shubman Gill (147) and Rishabh Pant (134) pushed India to 471, with Ben Stokes being the leading bowler with figures of 4/66.

England also delivered a fine reply with the bat, as a century from Ollie Pope (106) and fifties from Harry Brook (99) and Ben Duckett (62) pushed them to 465, giving India a slender six-run lead. Jasprit Bumrah was the pick of the bowlers, taking five wickets.

India took a strong lead in the second innings, with centuries from KL Rahul (137) and Pant (118) taking them to 364. India led by 370 runs, but it was a lower-order collapse that prevented the lead from being even more massive. Brydon Carse and Josh Tongue took three wickets to stand out among bowlers.

In the chase of 371 runs, England started off well with a 188-run stand between Zak Crawley (65) and Ben Duckett (149). However, a few quick strikes reduced them to 253/4, placing India in a balanced spot. However, Joe Root (53*) and Jamie Smith (44*) took England home, despite two wickets each from Prasidh Krishna and Thakur.

Duckett took home the 'Player of the Match' award.

- ANI

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Here are 6 diverse Indian perspective comments for the cricket news article:
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Rahul K.
Archer's return adds spice to the contest! But our batters handled him well last time he played in India. Hope Pant and Jaiswal continue their form 💪 Need Bumrah to step up though - his 5-wicket haul was the silver lining in Leeds.
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Priya M.
England's batting looks strong but their bowling is still questionable apart from Stokes. We should capitalize on this! Our middle order collapse in 2nd innings cost us the match 😔 Need better application from KL Rahul & co.
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Amit S.
Archer hasn't played Tests in 4 years - he'll be rusty. Our team should prepare to face his pace but focus more on their own game. The real concern is our bowling attack - Prasidh and Thakur looked ordinary. Where is Siraj??
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Sunita R.
Exciting to see Archer back but hope he stays fit! England's team looks balanced but we have the talent to bounce back. Shubman Gill's century was class 👌 Hope he converts more starts into big scores. Edgbaston will be crucial!
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Vikram J.
Honestly, we lost because of poor field placements and defensive captaincy when England were 253/4. Should have attacked more! Archer or no Archer, we need better strategies from Dravid and co. #LearnFromMistakes
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Neha P.
Rishabh Pant is the real star! Two centuries in the match 🔥 His comeback story is inspiring. England may have Archer but we have Pant magic! Hope he continues his form and our bowlers support him better next match.

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