Jofra Archer set to play a Test after four years

LONDON, July 09 (AFP): Jofra Archer will make his long-awaited return to Test cricket at Lord's on Thursday, after more than four years of injury-induced exile.

Archer was included in the England side named Wednesday for the third Test against India, returning in place of fellow fast bowler Josh Tongue in the only change to the team that suffered a 336-run thrashing by India at Edgbaston as the tourists levelled a five-match series at 1-1.

Lord's holds happy memories for the 30-year-old Archer, who bowled the World Cup-winning

'Super Over' there in 2019 before returning later that season to make a stunning Test debut against

Australia.

He floored Australia star batsman Steve Smith with a 92 mph bouncer that led to Marnus Labuschagne becoming Test cricket's first concussion substitute.

Archer has played just one County Championship match for Sussex this season, in which he bowled 18 overs and took one wicket.

But a week of training

with the England squad in Birmingham has convinced team management he is now ready to add to his

tally of 13 Test caps in the match

starting Thursday.