England supporters have a major reason to celebrate as fast bowler Jofra Archer is all ready to make a Test cricket comeback after four long years. The England Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed their playing XI for the third Test of the 2025 India tour of England at the Lord's Cricket Ground in London. This game will be Archer's long-awaited return to red-ball cricket after managing a number of injuries in the last few years. His previous Test match was in 2021, and he has since recuperated for the most part and been working on getting fit. England Make One Change for Lord's Test England have made just one change to their squad from the second Test. Josh Tongue has been left out and Jofra Archer replaces him. Although they had the option to go with Gus Atkinson who possess a great Test record at Lord's, the England team decided to go with Jofra Archer. This indicates that the England team management is favoring Archer to introduce pace and experience to their bowling line-up at the home of cricket. The ECB announced the team selection in an article on their official website. Ben Stokes will captain the team, and Jamie Smith will remain the wicketkeeper. Also Read | Watch: Riley Meredith Splits Stump in Half During T20 Blast 2025 England XI for the Lord's Test Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Shoaib Bashir The third Test at Lord's is set to be a tight game, with the series evenly poised at 1-1 after the first two Tests, both sides will aim to gain the upper hand in the series. Everyone's attention will be on Jofra Archer as he plays his first Test match since returning to the longer format of the game. His speed and accuracy were always a danger to batsmen, and all fans will want him to be back to his best.