The reason for his need to know the time when he's on the field for England is unclear. Life moved on without him after that third Test against India in February 2021. England played 53 Archerless matches. A return to red-ball cricket with Sussex and a place in the England squad for the second Test against India, all building to the third Test at Lord's. On a boiling Friday, Archer looked genuinely disappointed when his batting was cut short by the genius of Jasprit Bumrah.