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England’s Jofra Archer interacts with Australia’s Steve Smith | Photo Credit: Reuters Pumped-up Australia captain Steve Smith and England fast bowler Jofra Archer had a fiery verbal clash near the climax of the second Ashes Test on Sunday (December 7, 2025) at the Gabba. The hosts won the day-night Test by an emphatic eight wickets…
England fast bowler Jofra Archer has been lampooned after turning up for the second Ashes Test against Australia with a pillow tucked under his arm in a move blasted as “a shocking look”. Archer was pictured arriving at the Gabba in Brisbane with the pillow for day three on Saturday when Australia resumed at 378…
Ben Stokes acknowledged on Thursday that overcoming Australia will be a stern challenge, yet the England captain believes his team has a real chance to reshape Ashes history. England has not won a Test series in Australia since 2010-11 and has lost 13 of 15 Tests there since. Still, Stokes argued that the opening Test…
Steve Smith believes England may have picked the wrong bowlers for the Ashes, suggesting Australian wickets will be better suited to seam and swing than an all-out pace attack. The tourist is heavily relying on speed merchants led by Jofra Archer and Mark Wood for the five-Test showdown, with Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts…
Captain Ben Stokes brushed off concerns about England’s Ashes preparations on Wednesday, saying there was no way the squad could prepare in the same way touring teams of the past had, given the demands of the modern game. England great Ian Botham raised questions on Tuesday about the preparations for the opening test, which amount…
South Africa’s Matthew Breetzke, front, leaves the field after England’s Jofra Archer, rear left, took his wicketg during the third ODI series cricket match between England and South Africa, at Utilita Bowl, Southampton, England, Sunday Sept. 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP England won by the biggest margin of victory in one-day international cricket on…
England captain Ben Stokes and pacer Jofra Archer have both been ruled out of the fifth Test against India at The Oval, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Wednesday. England makes four changes to its Playing XI for the fifth and final Test ❌ Ben Stokes❌ Jofra Archer❌ Brydon Carse❌ Liam Dawson…
Fast bowler Jofra Archer could be set for his first test cricket action in more than four years after being named in English county side Sussex’s squad for their trip to Durham, starting on Sunday. Archer has not picked up a red cricket ball since May 2021 for Sussex after a series of injuries kept…
England captain Ben Stokes says Jofra Archer is “absolutely desperate” to return to Test cricket in the upcoming five-match home series against India, marking a possible comeback after more than four years. Archer last played a Test in February 2021. Since then, his career has been plagued by a string of injuries, most recently a…
England’s star pacer Jofra Archer could return for the team’s second Test against India next month. File | Photo Credit: Reuters England’s national selector Luke Wright on Thursday (June 5, 2025) said star pacer Jofra Archer could return for the team’s second Test against India next month, four years after his last appearance in the…
