Injured Stokes ruled out of final test v India, Archer rested
LONDON :England captain Ben Stokes will miss the fifth and final test against India at the Oval because of a shoulder injury and fast bowler Jofra Archer has been rested.
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LONDON :England captain Ben Stokes will miss the fifth and final test against India at the Oval because of a shoulder injury and fast bowler Jofra Archer has been rested.
England will be putting fast bowler Jofra Archer at risk of a fresh injury if they select him for the fifth and final match against India at the Oval this week, according to former test players Stuart Broad and Nasser Hussain.
Fast bowler Jofra Archer has been added to England's squad for the second test against India starting on July 2 at Edgbaston, the country's cricket board (ECB) said on Thursday.
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