Ben Stokes said that how Jofra Archer’s World Cup victory and his intestinal feeling made him follow Jofra Arler at the morning meeting 5. On the Lord test to open the game. Stokes gave the ball instead of Brydon Carse, who raised the goals of Karun Nair and Shubman Gill.
But Archer paid off the faith of Stokes and soon cleaned Rishabh Pant and followed him with the goal of Washington Sundar. It turned out to be decisive as England won a match of 22 runs. Archer ended with three characters for 55 years. When he spoke in the presentation after the match, the English captain said the memory of the World Cup victory, six years ago to the date, played a role in his challenge to hold with Arler in the morning.
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“Yeah, it was supposed to be honest. In fact, it was a part of the reason why I went with Jofra this morning with myself from the other end. In the morning I had only one of these feelings because it was 6 years ago (England won the World Cup) because Jofra played the main role in this.
Stokes Asaid that he felt that Archer would be a pitch that would break the game open and decided to hold with it.
“There was a little discussed in the dressing room (which Bowler bowls he ends from). Apparently Brydon had an amazing charm last night. He was in a big rhythm, but as I said, I had the feeling of Jophra because I felt something would happen this morning.
Amazing to have him back
Stokes said it was amazing to have Archer back to the mix because the English captain felt that Pacer was changing the atmosphere of the game.
“It was amazing to leave him back there. Every time we are approaching his name at the stadium, the crowd will explode, and he also turns on with his speed and length. He changes the atmosphere as well as the play with decisive goals,” Stokes said.
England and India will lock the corners next in Manchester, from July 23.
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Published on:
14 July 2025
Tune
