Stokes, Archer back for first two Tests against India

TIL Desk Sports/ England all-rounder Ben Stokes and fast bowler Jofra Archer will return for the four-Test series in India next month as the country’s cricket board (ECB) named on Thursday the squad for the first two matches.

Batsman Rory Burns also returns to the side after he skipped the Sri Lanka tour to stay at home for the birth of his first child but Ollie Pope has yet to recover from a shoulder injury and will be added to the squad only when he passes a fitness test.

England are currently playing a two-Test series in Sri Lanka where they lead 1-0 going into Friday’s final match while India returned from a successful tour of Australia where they retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a 2-1 series win.