Jofra Archer Can Help England Rattle Impressive India, Says Stuart Broad

Stuart Broad believes a Test cricket return for Jofra Archer could help England hit back against India after the tourists#39; borderline perfect performance at Edgbaston.

England won the series opener with a commanding last-day chase at Headingley but were thrashed in Birmingham, where India won the second Test by a colossal 336 runs.

India captain Shubman Gill led from the front with a mammoth 430 runs as his side levelled the five-Test series at 1-1, with Akash Deep taking 10 wickets in the match.

Look at this series so far: we#39;ve had 10 Test match days and I reckon India have won nine of them, Broad said on his podcast ahead of the first day of the third match at Lord#39;s on Thursday.

They are going to be way stronger because they#39;re bringing the best bowler in the world (Jasprit Bumrah) back in on the back of a performance that was borderline perfect. That#39;s a pretty strong place to be.

When you get such a one-sided result it#39;s easy to be really critical of the other team but I#39;d lean against that, India were just superb.

Archer burst onto the international scene in 2019, starring in England#39;s 50-over World Cup triumph and drawn Ashes series.

But the 30-year-old played the last of his 13 Tests in February 2021 and this season has bowled just 18 first-class overs for county side Sussex.

His attributes are amazing. He#39;s tall, incredibly athletic, gets bounce and pace and he does move the ball, said Broad of Archer.

Time has made him more exciting as well. When he#39;s not been around for a huge amount of time you want to tune in and see what#39;s coming.

Broad believes Archer#39;s extra speed could even stop Gill#39;s remarkable run-spree in its tracks.

You can picture it now, Jofra at the Pavilion End, nipping it down the slope, Shubman Gill (lbw) on the shin. That#39;s why he#39;s being brought back in.

Meanwhile, India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak told reporters on Tuesday: It will be a challenge, Jofra coming in. There might be a couple of bowling changes in the England team, but that we don#39;t know.

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England#39;s opening bowlers, Brydon Carse and Chris Woakes, have toiled so far, taking a combined 9-605 across the opening two matches.