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India Gazette
12 hours ago
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- India Gazette
Nasser Hussain terms Archer's inclusion in England squad for 2nd India Test a
London [UK], June 27 (ANI): Former England skipper Nasser Hussain shared his thoughts on the inclusion of right-arm seamer Jofra Archer for the second Test, where he believed that the Three Lions have played a 'gamble worth taking' by including him in the line-up. England announced the squad for the second Test against India, starting from July 2 at Edgbaston, with pacer Jofra Archer included in the team after over four years. England is leading the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar trophy 1-0 following a five-wicket win at Leeds. Speaking on Archer's inclusion, Nasser Hussain said, as quoted by Sky Sports, 'Firstly you have to say it's good news for Archer and England in that Jof must have been through so much with those [elbow and back injuries], the rehab, the pain, the mental torment of continually getting injured and making comebacks, so it's great to see him back in the squad, he hasn't played a Test match for four years. Fundamentally, if you're an England fan, you should be pleased to see Jofra Archer back in a red ball squad.' Further, the 57-year-old said that playing the spearhead in the second Test would be a 'risk too much this week' as he believes the bowler's body is not fully fit. 'I think it's too much of a risk this week, but it may have gone so well - I don't know Jofra Archer's body - it may have gone so well that they say 'we'll play you this week'. Then the problem is, who do you leave out? I do think it is a gamble worth taking, I just don't know if it's worth taking this week. I would do it a week after at Lord's,' he added. The 30-year-old right-arm quick returning to the England Test since February 2021 will be looking to add to his 13 Test caps at Edgbaston next week, as per an England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) release. Archer has 42 wickets at an average of 31.04, with the best figures of 6/45. Archer played his first red-ball contest in more than four years earlier this week when he turned out for Sussex in their four-day match against Durham at Chester-Le-Street and showed glimpses of his best as he scored 31 with the bat and collected figures of 1/32 from 18 overs as the teams played out a draw, as per ICC. Other than that, the squad remains unchanged. England Men's Test squad for 2nd Test: Ben Stokes (capt), Jofra Archer, Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Cook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes. (ANI)
NDTV
16 hours ago
- Sport
- NDTV
"Gamble Worth Taking": England Great On Possibility Of Jofra Archer Playing Birmingham Test vs India
Former England skipper Nasser Hussain shared his thoughts on the inclusion of right-arm seamer Jofra Archer for the second Test, where he believed that the Three Lions have played a "gamble worth taking" by including him in the line-up. England announced the squad for the second Test against India, starting from July 2 at Edgbaston, with pacer Jofra Archer included in the team after over four years. England is leading the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar trophy 1-0 following a five-wicket win at Leeds. Speaking on Archer's inclusion, Nasser Hussain said, as quoted by Sky Sports, "Firstly you have to say it's good news for Archer and England in that Jof must have been through so much with those [elbow and back injuries], the rehab, the pain, the mental torment of continually getting injured and making comebacks, so it's great to see him back in the squad, he hasn't played a Test match for four years. Fundamentally, if you're an England fan, you should be pleased to see Jofra Archer back in a red ball squad." Further, the 57-year-old said that playing the spearhead in the second Test would be a "risk too much this week" as he believes the bowler's body is not fully fit. "I think it's too much of a risk this week, but it may have gone so well - I don't know Jofra Archer's body - it may have gone so well that they say 'we'll play you this week'. Then the problem is, who do you leave out? I do think it is a gamble worth taking, I just don't know if it's worth taking this week. I would do it a week after at Lord's," he added. The 30-year-old right-arm quick returning to the England Test since February 2021 will be looking to add to his 13 Test caps at Edgbaston next week, as per an England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) release. Archer has 42 wickets at an average of 31.04, with the best figures of 6/45. Archer played his first red-ball contest in more than four years earlier this week when he turned out for Sussex in their four-day match against Durham at Chester-Le-Street and showed glimpses of his best as he scored 31 with the bat and collected figures of 1/32 from 18 overs as the teams played out a draw, as per ICC. Other than that, the squad remains unchanged. England Men's Test squad for 2nd Test: Ben Stokes (capt), Jofra Archer, Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Cook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes.
Indian Express
20 hours ago
- Sport
- Indian Express
‘Shubman Gill's captaincy looked ‘reactive rather than proactive' in first Test': David Lloyd
Former English cricketer David Llyod said that new India skipper Shubman Gill's captaincy came across as 'reactive rather than proactive' in the 1st Test against England at Leeds. India failed to defend 371 runs in the 4th innings with England, courtesy of a century by Ben Duckett, won the match by 5 wickets and took 1-0 lead in the five-match series. 'The intrigue is with Shubman Gill, who's a very inexperienced skipper. How's he going to come back from that. He's got Ravindra Jadeja and Karun Nair, who are in their 30s. So he's got experience in his team. It's great having a young team that he's got. But he's tactically he's reactive rather than proactive in the stuff that he's doing,' Lloyd said on the Stick to Cricket show. Former England skipper Alastair Cook compared Gill's ascent as captain to current Three Lions leader Ben Stokes, saying that there is always a phase when the team gets used to the new captain. 'When you take over a team, there will always be a phase when the team gets used to the new leader. This happened with (Ben) Stokes when he came in. It took a while (for England players) to get used to him when he came in and said, 'We're going to try and smash every ball,' Cook said. Even former India spinner Murali Kartik had said that that multiple players giving instructions in the field in addition to the captain is never a good sign which was what happened on Day 5 of the Headingley Test. Among the many things that were noted about how India went about their business over the course of the final day of the first Test was the amount of instructions that senior players of the side like KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant were giving after Prasidh Krishna's strikes in the second session. 'At one point I felt there were too many captains,' said Kartik on Cricbuzz. 'I just couldn't understand that. KL Rahul was making hand movements, Rishabh Pant was also doing it, and so was Shubman Gill who is actually the man appointed as captain. I couldn't understand those multiple hand signals. You wouldn't want to complicate things. There is only one captain.' 'A senior player making slight changes here and there, correcting someone slightly when they feel they are slightly in the wrong position, sending third man or short fine, mid-on, mid-off; these are all fine occasionally. However, so many players taking calls so frequently is not a good sign.'
Yahoo
21 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Arne Slot reaction to Harvey Elliott in training hints at Liverpool transfer exit
Harvey Elliott is enjoying his summer away from Liverpool, that's for sure. The 22-year-old has played a pivotal role for England Under-21s in Slovenia, scoring four goals in five starts for the Three Lions. That's just one start fewer than he managed in the entirety of the 2024/25 campaign at club level. Advertisement But Elliott's successes this summer have acted as a reminder of the player's immense talent. His two-goal haul in the semifinals set up Saturday's decider against Germany, where Elliott could win consecutive Under-21 Euros. He was the standout player in the 2-1 victory over the Netherlands, a performance he hopes can convince one particular Dutchman of his worth. READ MORE: Liverpool in line for $54M transfer sale but Arne Slot will lose 'top player' READ MORE: Liverpool's next transfer priority after Milos Kerkez takes summer spend past $250M Yet Arne Slot clearly isn't sure, as two Premier League starts - which came after the title was wrapped up - underline. Advertisement Slot has even admitted that after Elliott returned in December from a broken foot, an issue which derailed his first half of the campaign, that he felt the ex-Fulham man wasn't up to the required standards. "Harvey is one of the players that hasn't had as much playing time as he maybe deserves,' Slot said ahead of last month's trip to Chelsea. 'But like some others he's in competition with so many good players, so mainly I've chosen other players. Elliott did eventually convince Slot of his value -Credit:Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images 'Also partly because he was injured for a long time. I've been honest with him: the first part after he came back from his injury, he wasn't the same as he was before his injury.' Advertisement Yet strong cameos off the bench - including against Lille, Paris Saint-Germain, Southampton, and Fulham helped change Slot's mind. 'The last few months, he's back to his old level again,' the Liverpool head coach continued. 'There was no need for me to start with different players, but I think if you look at the amount of minutes he had in the last one or two months and the time before, you can see it goes up already. "So that tells you we like, I like him more now than I did when he came back from his injury in the first months." Elliott has enjoyed a superb summer for England -Credit:2025 UEFA Whether Slot likes Elliott enough for the midfielder to have a serious role to play at Liverpool next season is uncertain. The Reds' No. 19 has admitted he may need to move on for the benefit of his career, and has been linked with moves to several clubs in recent weeks. Advertisement understands Brighton & Hove Albion holds strong interest in Elliott, while West Ham United, Aston Villa and RB Leipzig have been mentioned as possible moves. Explaining earlier this season why Elliott has struggled to hold down a place in the team, Slot said: 'I always say to the players it's not only about you, it's also about the competition you are in. 'And in his situation he's in competition with five very good midfielders that you know and there are a few youngsters coming through that are very talented as well but they are not close to playing time yet. But he's in competition with Wata, with Ryan, with Curtis, with Macca and himself, so these are the midfielders we have at the moment. He has to bring performances like he does and then playing time will probably increase.'
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Revealed: The painful moment that led to David Beckham's wrist surgery after years of pain
David Beckham underwent surgery this week to repair his wrist after breaking it during an England game 22 years ago, according to a report. The Sun have revealed that the footballing icon Beckham secretly had an operation during the week to fix an injury that has been bugging him for over two decades. The 50-year-old made over 100 appearances for the Three Lions and was left in agony during one of those in 2003, as shown on a video posted on YouTube. Beckham had already provided an assist for Gareth Southgate when he fell awkwardly following a heavy challenge from South Africa 's Thabang Molefe. The then Manchester United man was seen landing on his right wrist, which took the majority of the impact. He did try to play on but manager Sven-Goran Eriksson made the decision to swap him out soon after. The tests that followed showed that Beckham had broken the scapoid bone in his right hand, one year after he had famously broken his metatarsal. The bone links the thumb to the wrist and is notoriously hard to mend after such a break. The Sun add that Beckham recently went under the knife after X-rays showed that a screw from the surgery he had at the time had embedded itself in his forearm and failed to dissolve as was planned. The surgery appears to have gone well with his Spice Girls wife Victoria sharing a photo of her husband in a hospital bed wearing a sling, writing: 'get well soon daddy.' Beckham was also given a sweet bracelet with the words "Get well soon" spelt out on it. A source told The Sun that Beckham had been "in pain for years" and that it had become "unbearable" in recent months.
