Stuart Broad believes a Test cricket return for Jofra Archer could help England hit back against India after the tourists' "borderline perfect" performance at Edgbaston.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
England won the series opener with a commanding last-day chase at Headingley but were thrashed in Birmingham, where India won the second Test by a colossal 336 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India captain Shubman Gill led from the front with a mammoth 430 runs as his side levelled the five-Test series at 1-1, with Akash Deep taking 10 wickets in the match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Look at this series so far: we've had 10 Test match days and I reckon India have won nine of them," Broad said on his podcast ahead of the first day of the third match at Lord's on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"They are going to be way stronger because they're bringing the best bowler in the world (Jasprit Bumrah) back in on the back of a performance that was borderline perfect. That's a pretty strong place to be.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"When you get such a one-sided result it's easy to be really critical of the other team but I'd lean against that, India were just superb."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Archer burst onto the international scene in 2019, starring in England's 50-over World Cup triumph and drawn Ashes series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
But the 30-year-old played the last of his 13 Tests in February 2021 and this season has bowled just 18 first-class overs for county side Sussex.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"His attributes are amazing. He's tall, incredibly athletic, gets bounce and pace and he does move the ball," said Broad of Archer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Time has made him more exciting as well. When he's not been around for a huge amount of time you want to tune in and see what's coming."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Broad believes Archer's extra speed could even stop Gill's remarkable run-spree in its tracks.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"You can picture it now, Jofra at the Pavilion End, nipping it down the slope, Shubman Gill (lbw) on the shin. That's why he's being brought back in."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak told reporters on Tuesday: "It will be a challenge, Jofra coming in. There might be a couple of bowling changes in the England team, but that we don't know."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
England's opening bowlers, Brydon Carse and Chris Woakes, have toiled so far, taking a combined 9-605 across the opening two matches.
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