Jofra Archer will play his first Test in more than four years as he replaces fellow seamer Josh Tongue for the third Test at Lord's.
Jofra Archer took inspiration from Sourav Ganguly's famous shirt swinging show at the 2002 Natwest Trophy final
England captain Ben Stokes said fast bowler Jofra Archer is 100 percent ready to play his first Test since February 2021.
India's young T20 stars, led by opener Abhishek Sharma's blistering 79 off 34 balls, helped India crush England by seven wickets in the first T20I in Kolkata.
England fast bowler Reece Topley has been ruled out of the rest of the World Cup after fracturing his left index finger in their 229-run defeat by South Africa.
Ahead of their match against the Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians batter Tim David said it's tough to plan against dangerous batters like Rinku Singh.
MI will take on a stuttering Punjab Kings at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday night and despite the visiting team losing three out of their last four matches, Behrendorff refused to read much into their struggles.
Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene says it's just a 'matter of time' before captain Rohit Sharma plays a big knock, something which his team desperately needs to arrest its slide in IPL 2022.
Mumbai Indians head coach Mark Boucher lamented that his side allowed Punjab Kings to get away with the game in the final five overs of the first innings, in which they added 96 runs to swell their total to a match-winning 214 for 8 at the Wankhede stadium, in Mumbai, on Saturday.
Boucher admitted that Mumbai Indians have gone back to the drawing board to discuss their death overs bowling, after conceding 96 runs in the last five overs against Punjab Kings followed by 70 runs off four overs against Gujarat Titans to end up on the losing side in both the games.
Jofra Archer's England team mates will rally round the fast bowler after he reported being racially abused by a spectator during a Test match against New Zealand.
England coach Chris Silverwood said England may need to consider using the Barbadian-born quick in short bursts.
Archer would likely thrive on a pacey pitch in Johannesburg and if he is fit that would pose a selection dilemma for coach Chris Silverwood and captain Joe Root.
England batter Liam Livingstone fetched a staggering Rs 11.50 crore deal from Punjab Kings, who also roped in West Indies fast bowler Odean Smith, for Rs 6 crore, on Sunday, Day 2 of the TATA Indian Premier League 2022 Player Auction, in Bengaluru.
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