(Video) Ben Stokes Gets Into Heated Exchange With Jofra Archer During Adelaide Test

In the 2025-26 Ashes, England’s Jofra Archer has claimed eight wickets across three matches at an average of 28, trailing only Mitchell Starc.

(Video) Ben Stokes Gets Into Heated Exchange With Jofra Archer During Adelaide Test

Ben Stokes lashed out at Jofra Archer, after the latter leaked runs during Australia's first innings. (via X)

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England’s struggle in the ongoing 2025-26 Ashes series against Australia, seems to have taken a toll on the players. While the home side batted aggressively early on the second day of the Adelaide Test, a frustrated English skipper Ben Stokes got into a heated exchange with pacer Jofra Archer. 

The Australian side put up a dominant batting show in the first innings of the third Test in Adelaide against England. Despite being reduced to 94/4 on Day 1, the world no.1-ranked Test side produced a comeback, thanks to an impressive batting display by Alex Carey, Usman Khawaja and Mitchell Starc. While Carey scored a remarkable 106 runs off 143 balls, Khawaja hit 82 runs off 126 balls.

Meanwhile, Mitchell Starc, who had already scored a 77-run knock in the second Test in Brisbane, showed off his batting prowess by scoring another half-century in Adelaide. Starc smashed four boundaries in quick succession in the later stages of Australia’s first innings. For the Three Lions, Jofra Archer was the pick among the bowlers, as he finished with figures of 5/53, his first five-wicket haul since 2019.

However, despite the individual figures, Archer and Brydon Carse leaked runs on Day 2, much to the despair of England captain Ben Stokes. After the 30-year-old was hit for a boundary in the 86th over, Stokes frustratingly walked up to him. The Three Lions skipper had a stern word with Archer over his lack of control and the ease with which Starc was scoring runs against him. Archer immediately responded by bowling out Starc off the very next ball.

It seemingly appeared that Stokes’ warning to Archer had paid off, with lip-readers figuring out what the England captain spoke. The all-rounder informed Jofra Archer that he should not be complaining about field placements after bowling ‘s**t’, which was a response to the bowler’s demand for a fielder to be placed at third man. Ben Stokes then urged his teammate to bowl on the stumps, before also appearing to tell him ‘shut up’ as he tried to answer back.

Mate, don’t complain about the field placings when you bowl s**t… Bowl on the stumps and look what happens. Shut the f**k up.

Jofra Archer also starred with the bat during England’s innings, interestingly bringing up a 45-run stand with captain Ben Stokes. He scored a crucial 30 runs off 48 deliveries, and remained unbeaten at the end of the second day’s play, to take his team to a fighting total of 213/8. 

Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, and Phil Salt among 13 English players confirmed for IPL 2026

The 2026 IPL season will be an interesting one, at the end of an exhilarating mini-auction that was held on 16 December, in Abu Dhabi. A total of 13 players from England will be a part of the competition, including Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Phil Salt, and Liam Livingstone. 

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Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler and Phil Salt are among the top English playerrs in IPL 2026. (via NDTV Sports)

Jos Buttler is the most important player from England to be a part of the 2026 IPL season. Playing for the Gujarat Titans, the 35-year-old scored 538 runs in 14 matches at an average of 59.78 and a strike-rate of 163.03, in 2025. Luke Wood and Tom Banton are the other players in GT. Royal Challengers Bengaluru is the only other team to have three players from England; Phil Salt, Jacob Bethell and Jordan Cox. 

Sunrisers Hyderabad have signed two Englishmen, including Liam Livingstone, who was acquired by the franchise for a whopping INR 13 crores, and Brydon Carse. The Rajasthan Royals squad includes Jofra Archer and Sam Curran. The other players from England are as follows; Will Jacks (MI), Jamie Overton (CSK) and Ben Duckett (DC). KKR, LSG and PBKS are the only teams without English players. 

Furthermore, several prominent players from England could not register in the 2026 IPL mini-auction due to BCCI regulations, including Ben Stokes and Harry Brook. Hard-hitting young keeper-batter Jamie Smith and veteran Jonny Bairstow, who had registered for the auction, went unsold.

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