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Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer will return to the England side for their India Tests starting next month, with captain Joe Root saying Thursday the players will give the team a "major boost."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Stokes and Archer missed England's current matches in Sri Lanka as the squad was rotated to allow players to rest during the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

England leads the two-match series 1-0 and the final match starts Friday in Galle. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

England then go on to India -- who have been boosted by their historic Test win in Australia this week -- for a series including four Tests.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Root was optimistic despite India's sensational win.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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"I expect India to be full of confidence and in their own conditions, they are a very good team. They play some very good cricket," he told reporters.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"We have to be at our absolute best. But that's an exciting prospect for us, a great opportunity for us, it's a great way to aid our development as a side.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"And we will be going there fully expecting to try and win that series. But we have got a lot of hard work to do before we get there. We got a big Test match here."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Root's 228 was crucial to winning the opening Test by seven wickets but England bowlers twice bowled out the hosts in Galle.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The tourists are due to shuffle their pace options in the second game, but it is the return of Stokes and Archer for the India series that excites Root.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The two key players are expected to be announced in the Test squad for India to be revealed Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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"You speak to any side in the world, those two guys coming back into it would give the squad a huge boost and it's certainly the case for us," said Root.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"We (will be) excited to see them back in and around the squad. Hopefully, they are full of energy and ready to go when they get here."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Root said it is important to rest players in the current bubble life of touring teams. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

This year's cricket calendar remains packed including the Twenty20 World Cup.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"It's a huge year of Test cricket and also a World Cup, a lot of one-day cricket alongside. We're going to have to look after players," said Root.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"It's crucial we've got guys who are fit and raring to go, physically and mentally, for everything that's going to be thrown at us in the next 12 months."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

England will travel to India from Sri Lanka with the first Test scheduled in Chennai on February 5. They will also play five T20 matches and three one-day internationals.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2021\/01\/root-confirms-stokes,-archer-return-to-england-squad-against-india.jpg", "alt_img": "Cricket Image for Root Confirms Stokes, Archer Return To England Squad Against India ", "alt_title": "Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Root Confirms Stokes, Archer Return To England Squad Against India On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer will return to the England side for their India Tests starting next month. ", "seo_keywords": "Joe Root, England Tour Of India 2021, Jofra Archer, Ben Stokes", "tag": "", "tagging": "Joe Root,England Tour Of India 2021,Jofra Archer,Ben Stokes,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "root-confirms-stokes-archer-return-to-england-squad-against-india", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "3193", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2021-01-21 16:12:37", "updated": "2021-01-21 16:13:11", "img_from": "Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer (Image Source - Google)", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "Ben Stokes, Joe Root, Jofra Archer, England, India, Tour, Test, Sri Lanka", "livescore_text": "", "livescore_link": "", "btn_text": "", "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "21", "jio_date": "2021-01-21 16:12:37", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2021-01-21 16:12:37", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/root-confirms-stokes-archer-return-to-england-squad-against-india-70547" }