I Can Play In Last Two Tests Against India - Archer

Jofra Archer says he tin play successful England's last 2 Tests of nan bid against India aft making a triumphant comeback successful nan triumph astatine Lord's.

Archer missed much than 4 years of Test cricket because of injuries but played a captious domiciled successful nan tense 22-run triumph that gave England a 2-1 lead successful nan series.

The 30-year-old took a wicket pinch nan 3rd shot of his comeback, past took 3 wickets successful India's 2nd innings arsenic England defended a target of 192.

Any questions complete Archer's fittingness and expertise to play Test cricket again were answered successful his return match.

He completed 39.2 overs and bowled astatine precocious gait passim – his mean velocity was ne'er little than 87mph and nan Sussex man bowled 41 deliveries successful excess of 90mph.

Archer had been meticulously managed connected nan roadworthy backmost to Test cricket, playing almost exclusively white-ball matches. The 4th Test astatine Old Trafford and 5th Test astatine The Oval are backmost to back, truthful it has been suggested England will request to power his workload.

But Archer said: "I tin play nan different 2 if they fto me.

"I don't want to suffer this series. I said I wanted to play nan Test summertime and I wanted to play nan Ashes.

"One tick is already location and I will do everything imaginable successful my powerfulness to beryllium connected nan level successful November."

Archer won his 14th Test headdress astatine Lord's. His 13th came successful early 2021, against India successful Ahmedabad. In nan intervening period, his profession was threatened by superior backmost and elbow injuries.

Asked if he ever doubted a imaginable return to Test cricket, he replied: "No.

"Obviously it would person been nan format which would person taken nan astir clip to travel backmost to."

In Archer's clip distant from nan Test side, England were revitalised erstwhile skipper Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum took complaint successful 2022.

A erstwhile tally of 1 triumph successful 17 matches – a bid of results that Archer was portion of – was reversed pinch a marque of attacking cricket, and England person won 25 of their 39 Tests since Stokes took charge.

"The guys person played immoderate really breathtaking cricket since 'Baz' took over," said Archer.

"The mentality of nan squad nether 'Baz' suits nan measurement I for illustration to play my cricket. So, you know, I conscionable couldn't hold to get backmost and really do it without having to beryllium prompted to do it."

The 4th Test originates connected 23 July. England person recalled spinner Liam Dawson aft an eight-year absence from Test cricket to switch nan injured Shoaib Bashir.

Archer is joined successful nan squad by chap seamers Gus Atkinson, Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse and Josh Tongue.