England have conceded a 1-2 lead in the four-match series and is out contention for a place in the World Test Championship final.
The series, tied at 1-1, has added significance with both teams in the hunt for a spot in the World Test Championship final.
England have made as many as four changes to their squad for the second Test against India which begins Saturday here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. While Jofra Archer is out injured and Jos Buttler has left for England as part of England's rotation policy, the visitors have left out veteran pacer James Anderson and off-spinner Dom Bess.
England fast bowler Jofra Archer will miss the second Test against India that begins on Saturday in Chennai due to an elbow injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Thursday.
The Barbados-born fast bowler, in any case, was supposed to be rested during the course of the series as a part of England's rotation policy.
England speedster Jofra Archer has acknowledged the strength of the Indian batting set-up ahead of the much-awaited first Test, scheduled to start from February 5 in Chennai. However, Archer further hinted that he could be using the short ball as a partnership-breaker, regardless of the nature of the pitches and Indian conditions. "It probably depends on the team combination. If we go in with three seamers, I’ll probably have to bowl long spells. But that doesn’t matter to me at the end of the day. If the situation demands for me or the other seamers to deliver, so be it," said the Barbados-born pacer.
The latest government notification allowing 50 percent spectators inside a sporting arena, the TNCA officially announced the decision that was on the cards.
The upcoming four-Test series will be followed by eight white ball games -- 5 T20 Internationals and three ODIs against the same opponents, the IPL, a five-match Test series against India at home and the T20 World Cup in the sub-continent.
The four-match Test series will begin in Chennai at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on February 5. The first two Tests will be played in Chennai and the final two at the Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad.
The two along with Rory Burns were not a part of the Sri Lanka Test series with Stokes and Archer being rested for workload management purpose while Burns skipped the previous tour due to the birth of his first child.
The Test series will be Archer's first assignment in the longest format of the game in the subcontinent, and he admitted that there will be challenges initially.
A six-year old tweet from Jofra Archer has gone viral following Joe Biden's victory in the US Presidential election.
The trio will be part of the England squad travelling to South Africa for the limited-overs tour of the country and will be taking part in the three-match T20 International series that will be played on November 27, 29, and December 1.
Pietersen had spoken strongly in favour of England players participating in IPL years ago even though the English board was reluctant to let its players play in the IPL and discouraged them.
The English pace bowler is RR's leading wicket-taker this season with 19 scalps. The rest of the fast bowlers in RR's squad have taken those many wickets combined.
The Barbadian-born England pacer has hogged headlines on multiple occasions for his old tweets.
Varun Aaron has found it tough to break into the playing XI with stiff competition from fellow pacers in Rajasthan Royals.
Ishan, batting on 37, had to walk back after Archer's brilliance on the field.
David Warner has scored only 7 runs against Jofra Archer in two matches in IPL 2020, and the bowler has dismissed the SRH captain on both occasions.
That Archer finished on the losing side was immaterial. The 25-year-old bowler has been holding fort for RR at a time when their bowling department has not really clicked.
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