England announce playing XI for 3rd test against India
England after facing the defeat against a dominant Indian side at the Edgbaston second test, they will be aiming to power down the Indian batting squad by powering up their bowling lineup, as they bring in Jofra Archer in the playing XI. Let’s take a look at England announce playing XI for 3rd test against India at India tour of England 2025.
Jofra Archer’s reconcile
Jofra Archer is set to return to the red-ball format after a brief period of 4 and a half years, with his elbow and back injuries sidelining him for a brief time period. England who had tasted a huge run defeat of 300+ runs in the second test against a determined India under the new captaincy of Shubman Gill.
With Atkinson set to be released for the T20 Blast 2025, Archer will be the pacer who England will rely on to slow down Indian batters and their hard-knocking innings.
How Archer will be beneficial for England at Lord’s
Archer adds depth to England’s bowling lineup which has names such as Brydon Carse, Chris Woakes, and Shoaib Bashir. Archer will help England in what they weren’t able to achieve in the second test against India, which is being able to control the batting pace of the Indian batters.
Indian skipper Shubman Gill ran the show with his centuries in both the innings, and batters like Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, and Yashasvi Jaiswal continued to score strong runs in search for the series leveling win. With Jofra Archer coming into the playing XI, England can stay sharp and tackle this batting issue which will be bugging them at the Lord’s in the third test.
England squad for Third test against India at the Lord’s
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (C), Jamie Smith (WK), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Shoaib Bashir.
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