WOAKES: WE'LL HAVE KEY EDG'

England star excited to play at his home ground

- MIKE WALTERS

CHRIS WOAKES warned India his home ground will be “rocking” when unchanged England give “Bazball with brains" another airing tomorrow.

As 95mph Jofra Archer missed out on a Test comeback after being excused training to address a family emergency, Woakes insisted his fellow 2019 World Cup winner's best days are “still ahead of him?

While Archer, who won the last of his 13 Test caps back in 2021, must now wait until at least next week's Lord's showpiece for his encore, the ‘Wizard’ will take the new ball in the second Rothesay Test as England eye a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.

Former England captain Michael Vaughan acclaimed the five-wicket win at Headingley last week as a refined version of their breathless brand, calling it “Bazball with brains”.