Jofra Archer has officially rejected the England National Cricket Team in Birmingham before the second Test of the five -match Test series against India in Edgbaston. However, Joffra Archer is not part of England playing XI for the second Test against India starting on 2 July.
The hosts have already named an unchanged playing XI, who won the first Test against India by five wickets in Hadingley for the second Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Test at the Edgbaston Stadium. However, the ECB did not explain why Archer was not nominated in Xi despite cleaning the fitness test.
Jofra Archer worked hard in Edgbaston before second Test
Well, Barbados -born fast bowlers may not be part of XI playing, but his presence is a big boost for the England cricket team and a big signal that he is going to play in third trial at Lord’s. He returned his red ball with Surrey in the recently ongoing County Championship 2025.
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Meanwhile, as reported by Revsports, Jofra Archer missed the training session of Monday (June 30) due to a family emergency, but returned on Tuesday (July 1) and hit the nets in full rhythm. Under the attentive eye of bowling coach Tim Southee, Archer bowled with full intensity during the team’s final practice session at Edgbaston.
Furious Packman bowled mostly to England openers Ben Docket and Zak Croly. Prior to the intensive training session, Joffra was also seen interacting with England Managing Director Rob Ki, indicating possible plans for his immediate return against India.
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– Sky Sports Cricket (@Skycricket) 1 July, 2025
Well, England have already decided to go with a three-fate bowling attack with Chris Woakes, Bridan Cars and Josh Tongue, with Captain Ben Stokes supported support for the second Test against India. In particular, Archer has not played a Test match for England since February 2021.
Chris Woakes welcomes Jofra Archer and says his presence raises the England camp
Meanwhile, Chris Woakes Joffra is thrilled to see Archer back with England squad, even if he is not playing in the Edgbaston Test. The English star said Archer’s return is a big boost for the team and praised him for hard work through a difficult injury phase.
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Chris Woakes was quoted by Sky Sports at the pre-match press conference, “Fantastic to Joff is fantastic for us as a team. It is a great boost to return it. When Joff is around, he adds lots to the group, not only a player but as a character.”
His best is probably ahead of him: Chris Woakes
Vox believes that Archer is still his best year ahead and is excited to see what he can do when he returns to test cricket. He also said that as a player and a person, how much Archer brings both to the group, and hopefully fans will enjoy seeing him in action soon.
He said, “His best is probably ahead of him. I am sure he is dodging the bit to go back there and showing people what he has already done in the whites. We all know how good he can be, but he is in an age where his best is still exciting for him, which will return to him and us, when he will return, it will be great and it will be great.”
