England are being strongly encouraged to bring Jofra Archer back into the Test arena for the pivotal third match against India at Lord’s on Thursday, as the five-match ICC World Test Championship series hangs in the balance at 1-1.

Though India eventually lost the match by 158 runs, the courage and grit shown at Lord’s clearly conveyed to the world that the Indians, in little time, would carve out a niche in the world of cricket.

England were second-best in all departments in a heavy test loss to India at Edgbaston after they misread the pitch and made the wrong decision at the toss, coach Brendon McCullum said after his team lost by 336 runs on Sunday.