Jofra Archer Selected In England Squad For Second Test

The England Cricket Team has included fiery seamer Jofra Archer in their squad for the second test against India.

Archer, 30, will make a return to the red-ball game after having last donned the whites in February 2021. Archer will add to his 13 test caps when the second test begins on July 2 in Edgbaston.

Archer made a comeback in the red-ball game in the last round of the county championship for Sussex against Durham. Coincidentally, Archer played his last test against India in 2021, post which Archer battled with injuries, including a back stress fracture that kept him out of action until 2024. Archer made his white-ball comeback in May last year.

The remainder of the England squad is the same as the one that was named ahead of the series opener in Leeds, which the hosts won by five wickets.

The last three Tests in the newly-named Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 will be played at the Lord's (July 10-14), Old Trafford in Manchester (July 23-27), and The Oval (July 31- August 4).

England squad for 2nd Test: Ben Stokes (C), 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.