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England Announced 15 Player Squad for 2nd Test vs India: England have announced a 15 -member team for the second Test against India. After a long time, star fast bowler Jofra Archer has returned in the team. Let us know that the second Test match between India and England will be played in Birmingham Azbaston from July 2.
Let us know that England has now announced the team for the second Test. The team will be announced later for the remaining three matches of the series. Earlier, England had declared a team for only the first Test. England have included Jofra Archer in the team for the second match of the five -match Test series against India.
Archer returns to Test team after 4 years
30 -year -old Jofra Archer will return to the Test team for the first time after February 2021. Archer returned to the red ball cricket for Sussex against Durham in the last round of the county championship. Archer played his last Test against India in 2021.
England’s 15-member team for the second Test- Ben Stokes (Captain), Jofra Archer, Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethal, Harry Brook, Bridon Cars, Sam Cook, Jack Croly, Ben Docket, Jamie Overton, Oli Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tung and Chris Woakes.
England won the first Test played in Leeds like this
In the first Test match played in Leeds, the Indian team scored 471 runs after playing first. In the first innings for India, Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 101 runs, Shubman Gill scored 147 runs and Rishabh Pant scored 134 runs. After this, the England team scored 465 runs in their first innings. For England, Oli Pope scored 106 and Harry Brook scored 99 runs.
In this way, India got a lead of 6 runs in the first innings. Then in the second innings, Team India scored 364 runs and gave the British a target of 371 runs. This time KL Rahul scored 137 and Rishabh Pant scored 118 runs for India. That is, Pant made a century in both innings.
Now England had a target of 371 runs, which the British easily achieved. However, England had to score 350 runs to win on the last day. For England, Ben Docket scored 149 runs, Jack Crolyh scored 65 runs and Joe Root scored an unbeaten 53 runs. Apart from this, wicketkeeper batsman Jamie Smith remained unbeaten on 44 runs.