England’s spin bowling coach Jeetan Patel has provided key updates on pacers Jofra Archer and Gus Atkinson. Both fast bowlers were included in the squad for the second Test against India at Edgbaston but couldn’t make the cut as the hosts named an unchanged XI for the ongoing fixture. Patel has confirmed that Archer and Atkinson are ‘fully fit’ and can be considered for the next Test, which begins July 10 at Lord’s. Addressing the post-match presser on Thursday in Birmingham, Patel confirmed that Archer and Atkinson can be considered for selection in the coming matches of the series. “We’ve got some guys coming back into the squad. Namely, Joff bowled rockets at lunch today again, and Gus may be back at full fitness, and then you can start to rotate,” Patel told the media on Thursday after the close of the second day’s play. Archer played his first red-ball contest in more than four years earlier this week when he turned out for Sussex in their four-day match against Durham at Chester-le-Street. He showed glimpses of his best, scoring 31 with the bat and collecting figures of 1/32 from 18 overs, as the teams played out a draw. Making his return to the side ahead of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup, Archer has played plenty of ODIs and T20Is for England but lacks Test Match experience. The England bowling coach further spoke about pacer Brydon Carse’s performance in the first innings of the game, who snapped just one wicket in his spell of 24 overs, where he conceded 83 runs and bowled three maiden overs. “Carse had two hard test matches, and fortunately, we’ve had a good break between the first and second Test, but it’s the beauty of having a battery of seamers,” he added. Earlier, India posted a daunting 587, riding on captain Shubman Gill’s historic double hundred. In reply, England were rattled early after Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj made early inroads. The duo bowled in tandem and removed Ben Duckett (0), Ollie Pope (0), and Zak Crawley (19) in the blink of an eye. Joe Root and Harry Brook stitched a comeback by raising an unbeaten 52-run stand to propel England to 77/3 at the end of a pulsating day. (With ANI Inputs)