Two big players out of the headingley test (Photo- Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
The IPL’s hangover is now over, now it is the turn against England, which will begin in Headingley from June 20. The Indian team has already been announced for this series, but on Thursday, the England team announced their squad. The big news here is that two big players of England have been ruled out of the first match of the Test series. These players are Gus Etkinson and Jofra Archer, who have not been found in the team for the headingley test.
Archer Atkinson is not fit
Jofra Archer is not fully fit, while Gas Atkinson also got injured in recent times. Earlier it was expected that he would get fit but this did not happen, the result was that now Jamie Overton has returned to the Test team in place of Atkinson. Let me tell you that the absence of Archer and Gus Atkinson is good news for Team India. That is because both the players could have been overshadowed by the Indian batsmen. Atkinson has the ability to get a swing, while Archer could harass his pace and bounce. However, he can return to the second Test match.
🏏 “He’s playing a more second xi games. The idea for him is to play for Sussex against Durham.”
✅ “If things go well, he should be available for the 2nd test.”
Luke Wright offers an injury update on Jofra Archer ahead of #ENGVIND pic.twitter.com/pjxrhubawawq
– Talksport Cricket (@Crick_ts) June 5, 2025
England team for headingley test
Ben Stokes (Captain), Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethel, Harry Brook, Bridon Cars, Sam Cook, Jack Croly, Ben Docket, Jamie Overton, Oli Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josk Tung, Chris Woakes.
Indian team for England Test series
Shubman Gill (Captain), Rishabh Pant, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Abhimanyu Ishwar, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurlel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, famous Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshadeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav.
India-England Test series schedule
20-24 June 2025-First Test, Headingley
2-6 July 2025-Second Test, Edgbaston
10-14 July 2025-Third Test, Lords
23-27 July 2025-Fourth Test, Emirates Old Trafford
31 July-4 August 2025-Fifth Test, Kia Oval