London [UK], July 8 (ANI): Former England eamer Jame Anderon aid that the hot, the Three Lion, hould play experienced campaigner Jofra Archer in the upcoming third Tet of the five-match erie againt India, which will be played from Thurday, July 10 at the iconic Lord tadium.
Archer hant played Tet cricket in more than four year, but recently made a red-ball return at firt-cla level for Suex prior to joining up with the England quad for the econd Tet againt India in Birmingham.
England fell to a diappointing 336-run lo to India in that Edgbaton clah to leave the five-match ICC World Tet Championhip erie evenly poied at 1-1, and Anderon believe Archer mut play in the third Tet that get underway at Lord on Thurday.
You could keep trying to build hi over up and play him later in the erie, but it could be too late by then. I think he will play. He played one game for Suex; he wa around the team at Edgbaton and bowled a bit. I jut feel like youve got to play him. It too crucial a game not to, Anderon aid a quoted by the ICC official webite.
England coach Brendon McCullum topped hort of guaranteeing the return of Archer, but did ay the towering right-armer wa fit and available for election.
Jofra i looking fit, he looking trong, he looking ready to go, and hell come into calculation. It hugely exciting. He buzzing a well. He obviouly been through hi injurie and hi time out of Tet cricket. We all know what he capable of achieving in Tet cricket and we hope that when the opportunity doe arrive for him, he able to recapture and alo improve on what he been able to do already in that form of the game
The poible incluion of Archer int the only change England are conidering to their line-up for the Lord Tet, with fellow fat bowler Gu Atkinon and back-up batter Jacob Bethell alo in the running for the crucial contet at the Home of Cricket.
Bethell ha only three Tet appearance to hi name with hi mot recent match coming againt New Zealand at the end of lat year, while Atkinon hant played ince he hurt hi hamtring in the one-off Tet againt Zimbabwe in Nottingham in May.
While Bethell incluion would provide England with another pin option, McCullum aid he wont take the place in the XI of firt-choice pinner Shoaib Bahir.
He a batting option. He the next one in if omething happen. He want to keep improving hi bowling o that he can obviouly impact the game acro both the bat and ball. It not omething wed look at from a tactical point of view to do, McCullum aid of Bethell.
England quad for third Tet: Ben Stoke (c), Jofra Archer, Gu Atkinon, Shoaib Bahir, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Care, Sam Cook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Joh Tongue, Chri Woake. (ANI)