India, June 30 -- England national cricket team have named their playing XI for the first of the five T20Is against Team India set to commence on July 1, Wednesday at the Chester-le-Street, Durham. Harry Brook will lead the side but there is no Jofra Archer, while the hosts have named two specialist spinners in Liam Dawson and Adil Rashid for the series-opener on Wednesday.

Why has Jofra Archer not been included for the series-opener in Durham?

With the right-arm speedster spending the best part from 2021-2023 on the sidelines due to several injuries and returning to the fold only in 2024, the management has decided to rest him for the series-opener. Archer also played back-to-back Tests against New Zealand, carrying heavy workload as t...