Jofra Archer made his long-awaited Test return as he stepped onto the field against India at the Lord's with the series level at 1-1.
The England fast bowler had last played in Ahmedabad in 2021 before a string of injuries kept him away from the longest format.
However, nothing seemed to have changed on his comeback as the bowler breathed fire in 2/52 runs in his 23.2 overs that helped the hosts bowl India out for 387 runs.
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Known for his pace, Archer still managed to maintain his 90mph+ balls against India consistently throughout one of the overs first innings as a testament to his full fitness.
Jofra Archer unleashes brutal spell at Lord's on Test return
Right after lunch on Day 3, while bowling his final over of the 4-over spell, Archer bowled a fiery over to Ravindra Jadeja and Nitish Kumar Reddy.
The bowler consistently clocked 90 miles an hour throughout the over while India managed to see out the 6 balls without losing a wicket. Below is how the over panned out.
- Ball 1: Archer to Jadeja: 93mph/150kph; No run.
- Ball 2: Archer to Jadeja: 93mph/150kph; 1 run.
- Ball 3: Archer to Reddy: 92mph/148kph; No run.
- Ball 4: Archer to Reddy: 91mph/146kph; No run.
- Ball 5: Archer to Reddy: 92mph/148kph; No run.
- Ball 6: Archer to Reddy: 92mph/148kph; No run.
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Jofra Archer’s 73rd over speeds:
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 12, 2025
1. 92.7 mph 🔥
2. 93.1 mph 🔥
3. 92.0 mph 🔥
4. 90.5 mph 🔥
5. 91.9 mph 🔥
6. 91.4 mph 🔥
The 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 spell of his career 😱 pic.twitter.com/FgbLmBCpJS
At the end of the India innings, Archer managed to get the important wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal on a duck and Washington Sundar, who was batting with the tail to add crucial runs in the innings.
He managed an impressive economy rate of 2.22 in this innings, contrary to India's innings run-rate of 3.24.