England strengthen their squad for the ultimate showdown


England strengthen their squad for the ultimate showdown

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Before going into a do or die match for the hosts, marquee player Jofra Archer breached Covid-19 bio-secure protocols. Bowing the heads down of his teammates at a crucial stage, England captain as well as its management were devastated with Archer’s actions. However, one of the current World’s best all-rounder, Ben Stokes took care of England in the most prestigious way possible.

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Not just scoring a century and a half-century in both his innings respectively. But also taking crucial wickets to disrupts partnerships too. Although the new in members, Stuart Broad and Sam Curran bowled exceptionally well in equalizing the series 1-1, all eyes were on England’s selectors to announce their squad for the deciding test.

Jofra Archer Retains His Place In The Squad

As the West Indies look to end their 32-year-win drought against England, there would be no shortage of action. Jofra Archer has been confirmed in the 14-man squad, alongside James Anderson and Mark Wood. England Cricket released the team squad on its twitter handle.

England has however named 8 bowlers (6 fast bowlers and 2 spinners) in their 14 man squad for the 3rd test. There has not been any official word on the playing 11 yet.

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Squad- Joe Root (Yorkshire) Captain, James Anderson (Lancashire), Jofra Archer (Sussex), Dominic Bess (Somerset), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Rory Burns (Surrey), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Zak Crawley (Kent), Sam Curran (Surrey), Ollie Pope (Surrey), Dom Sibley (Warwickshire), Ben Stokes (Durham), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham).

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