Archer, Anderson & Wood Return As England Announce 14-man Squad For Final Test Against Windies At Manchester

The three English speedsters missed their team's 113-run victory over West Indies in the second Test as English went in with the seam trio of Stuart Broad, Sam Curran and Chris Woakes. While Archer was ruled out after a bio-secure violation, Anderson and Wood were rested.

James Anderson and Jofra-Archer

Jofra Archer, James Anderson and Mark Wood on Thursday got a look into England's 14-man squad announced by the ECB for the series-deciding third and final #raisethebat Test against West Indies at Old Trafford, starting later in the day. The three English speedsters missed their team's 113-run victory over West Indies in the second Test as English went in with the seam trio of Stuart Broad, Sam Curran and Chris Woakes. While Archer was ruled out after a bio-secure violation, Anderson and Wood were rested. Archer was allowed to rejoin the squad at Manchester for the final Test of the series after testing negative for coronavirus in the second test undertaken by him. ENG vs WI, 3rd Test: Wisden Trophy On The Line As England Lock Horns With Windies In Series Decider At Manchester Archer received lots of flak after he broke the bio-secure bubble following the conclusion of Southampton Test and was subsequently axed from the squad for the Manchester Test. The English tearway speedster opened up about facing racist abuse on social media in the aftermath of the mistake he committed. With England boasting of six quality seamers in their 14-man squad, it will be interesting to watch as to which of the three make the final cut in the series decider at Manchester. England Squad For 3rd Test: Joe Root (C), James Anderson, Jofra Archer, Dominic Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Ollie Pope, Dom Sibley, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood