England national cricket team captain Harry Brook has confirmed that star fast bowlers Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue will miss the opening match of the five-match T20I series against the India national cricket team in Durham on Wednesday, July 1.
Both Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue were part of the recently concluded third and final Test between England and New Zealand at Trent Bridge. The hosts suffered a crushing 160-run defeat against the Kiwis on June 29 and lost the three-match Test series 2–1.
Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue will not play the first England vs India T20 match
Following the Test series, the England team management decided to rest the fast bowling duo of Archer and Tonge to carefully manage their workload ahead of the busy schedule; As a result, he will not be able to play the first T20 match against India in Durham.
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