Interestingly, the two players, who will be under intense scrutiny in the Third Test beginning at Lord’s on Thursday, are both spearheads of the bowling attacks of their respective teams. Of course, Jasprit Bumrah is returning to the Indian fold after resting in the second Test, but for Jofra Archer it’s a comeback after a long injury layoff of four years. There is no doubt with the wicket expected to help the seamers the two are expected to prop up the potency of their bowling unit by a long way.

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After the stupendous performance by pacers Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj at Edgbaston, the Indian team management is happy that Bumrah will bolster the attack at the iconic venue, where India will go all out for a win and strengthen their hold on the five-match series by taking a 2-1 lead.

It’s England, who are more desperate for Archer’s return after their bowlers have not been able to contain the Indian batters, who are on a scoring spree getting over 1700 runs in the first two games.