• Jofra Archer to spearhead bid to square Ashes in third Test
Joe Root believes England are ready to pounce on the absence of Steve Smith and heap more pressure on Australia using the fast bowler who was born for the big stage. Jofra Archer remains the name on everybody’s lips after sending down the searing 92mph short ball that struck Smith’s neck at Lord’s.
The tourists have lost their talisman to delayed concussion for the vital third Test starting on Thursday at Headingley.
Written by Ali Martin at Headingley
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/aug/21/third-ashes-test-headingley-england-australia-cricket-roy under the title “Joe Root’s England fired up to burst through ‘huge hole’ in Australia”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
