By: Express News Service June 24, 2025 14:22 IST 3 min readFILE: England pacer Jofra Archer in action. (REUTERS)England pacer Jofra Archer feels he is ready to play his first Test match in four years against India after sending down 14 overs on his return to County cricket on Monday. The pacer, who hasn’t played a Test since 2021 turned out for Sussex in their County fixture against Durham which is seen has a trial for his return to the Test squad.On Day 2 of the fixture at Chester-le-Street, Archer sent down 14 overs and picked up one wicket on what Daily Mail reported it as a “docile pitch”. And speaking at the end of play, Archer sounded confident about the recall to the Test side and his ability to feature in the ongoing series against India. “I guess so. I just want to get through the game,” Archer said when asked if he is ready for Test cricket. “I’m glad I’ve finished a day of four-day cricket. The last time I played I made it to tea. I’m glad to go all the way today. I guess I looked fine today. You’d have to tell me but I felt fine. I guess I’m faced with a different challenge now I know my body can hold up to it – the mental part of the game. So I think over the next couple of days I’m going to have a battle with it but it’s all good. I’ll keep trucking along,” Archer was quoted as saying by Daily Mail.In the four years he has been away from Test cricket, Archer has suffered multiple injuries including one in the right elbow which kept delaying his comeback. But right through the rehab process, Archer has intended to play Test cricket again with England expecting him to be fully fit and available for the Ashes Down Under later this year. As part of it, any game time during the series against India will give England a clear picture of where Archer stays in terms of red-ball cricket. Archer said as of now there is no workload restrictions.“When the scoreboard got to 50 overs I was like: ‘Jesus, it’s time to come off now’ but we got to the end of day and it wasn’t that bad. I did 14 today. Who knows how many I’m going to do tomorrow? There’s no limit. There can’t be. If you look at a Test match you can’t have restrictions if you’re potentially going to go in and play.”Get latest updates on IPL 2025 from IPL Points Table to Teams, Schedule, Most Runs and Most Wickets along with live cricket score updates for all matches. Also get Sports news and more cricket updates.© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd