England V India: Third Men’s Cricket Test, Day One – Live

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Scorchio! That’s nan upwind forecast for nan adjacent 5 days and nan level of excitement building for this 3rd Test betwixt England and India astatine Lord’s.

I’ve conscionable waggled my measurement done nan avalanche of chinos connected nan measurement down to nan crushed from St John’s Wood station, reddish trouser count already astatine 7 but I’ll fto you cognize if that changes earlier nan commencement of play astatine 11am.

Today sees nan return of Jofra Archer successful a location Test lucifer successful six agelong years and his first anyplace successful four. Archer burst onto nan segment successful 2019 and tore up world cricket successful his first six months, emerging almost afloat formed arsenic a searingly speedy accelerated bowler pinch a liquid action who had each nan achromatic shot skills successful his armoury and a sensation for nan large moment.

He dazzled successful England’s 2019 World Cup win, bling bouncing disconnected his cervix for illustration a souped up Dennis Lillee he troubled chemoreceptor and toes whilst slipping successful skilful cutters and slower balls pinch a midas touch. Twenty wickets crossed nan tourney and that Super Over integral to England’s first World Cup Win.

He dazzled successful whites too, nan 2019 Ashes Test astatine Lord’s saw 1 of nan awesome battles betwixt Steve Smith successful nan shape of his life and Archer throwing everything astatine him, mostly astatine astir 95 mph. Smith was yet clonked connected nan helmet (as was his concussion substitute later Marnus Labuschagne) and forced to discontinue wounded and miss nan adjacent Test astatine Headingley. Surely you don’t request reminding what happened there?

A bid of freakish and horrible injuries person plagued Archer since, a accent fracture of nan elbow threatening to trim down his profession earlier he was capable to build connected that astir electrical of beginnings. England person been managing his return pinch nan utmost caution, different lengthy wounded would beryllium catastrophic.

Jasprit Bumrah besides makes his return to nan bid aft missing Edgbaston past week. His broadside did conscionable good without him, pummelling England into nan Birmingham particulate to level nan bid astatine 1-1.

To watch 2 of nan astir eye-catching accelerated bowlers going toes to toed will beryllium a existent thrill. Play gets underway astatine 11am and nan flip will beryllium astatine astir 10.30am.

Please do get successful touch if you are tuning in… it promises to be… scorchio!