JOFRA ARCHER has been added to England’s squad for next week’s second Test against India at Edgbaston, it was announced today.

The 30-year-old pace bowler, who has not played Test cricket since February 2021, returns to the England set-up in the only change to Ben Stokes’s squad that secured a thrilling five-wicket win in the series opener at Headingley.

Archer’s Test career has been derailed by a string of injuries.

He played his first red-ball match since May 2021 this week, marking his return with a wicket in Sussex’s County Championship draw against Durham in Chester-le-Street.

Archer was ruled out of England’s ODI series against the West Indies last month with a thumb injury sustained playing for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.

Warwickshire batter Jacob Bethell and bowlers Sam Cook and Jamie Overton, who did not feature at Headingley, have retained their places in the squad.

The second Test in a five match series starts next Wednesday, with the following Tests at Lord’s (July 10-14), Old Trafford (July 23-27) and the Oval (July 31-August 4).