After how many days has Jofra Archer returned to England's playing XI in test cricket?

By Vikas Singh Derek

Vikas Singh Derek has a Master's in Journalism and has written more than 50,000 articles. He currently works as a cricket content writer at Khel Now.

Published at :July 10, 2025 at 10:05 AM

Modified at :July 10, 2025 at 10:05 AM

After how many days has Jofra Archer returned to England's playing XI in test cricket?

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Jofra Archer has been included in England’s playing XI for third test against India at the Lord’s.

England, on Wednesday, July 9, named their playing XI for the third test against Indian Cricket Team, which will commence on July 10 at the Lord’s. England made one change to their XI from the last game as they included Jofra Archer and replaced him with Josh Tongue in the side.

The right-arm pacer has played 13 tests for England so far. He will return to the playing XI after a long gap as he played his last test for the Three Lions against India in February 2021. Since then, due to multiple injuries and surgeries couldn’t represent England in whites.

In May 2022, Archer was diagnosed with a stress fracture on his lower back and was ruled out of the entire season. In 2023, he was again ruled out due to the recurrence of his elbow injury. In 2024, he played in ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in West Indies and later played in ICC Champions Trophy 2025 early this year.

Jofra Archer returns to England playing XI in tests after 1596 days

Jofra Archer County Cricket 2025 — Sussex’s Jofra Archer during day two of the Rothesay County Championship Division One match at Banks Homes Riverside, Chester-le-Street. Picture date: Monday June 23, 2025. (Photo by Steve Welsh/PA Images via Getty Images)

Notably, Archer has returned to England playing XI in test cricket after 1596 days. Last month, he proved his fitness by playing for Sussex in County Championship 2025. Archer was added to England squad ahead of the second test. However, he was not part of the playing XI in the second test at Edgbaston.

While Archer has returned to England playing XI for the Lord’s test, Jasprit Bumrah will be back in India’s playing XI after missing the previous game. Archer will lead England’s pace attack in the Lord’s test along with Chris Woakes.

Meanwhile, the five-match test series between India and England is currently tied 1-1. England won the opening test by five wickets. They chased down a 371-run target in the match. In the second test, India made a comeback by winning the encounter by 336 runs.

How many tests Jofra Archer has played for England?

Jofra Archer has played 13 tests for England so far.

What is the venue of 3rd ENG vs IND test?

The third ENG vs IND test will be played at the Lord’s, London.

After how many days is Jofra Archer back in England’s test XI?

Jofra Archer has returned to England’s test XI after a long gap of 1596 days.

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Vikas Singh Derek

Vikas Singh Derek is a core cricket-lover since childhood and has always followed the sport both in his personal and professional life. He started his school life by watching cricket at home with family. Later, he played cricket on the field at local clubs during college. After his Master's in Journalism from Mumbai, he followed his passion by covering cricket news across various digital media. Since 2015, he has been an aspiring sports journalist and cricket content writer with over 50K+ articles.