'How Long It Takes To Get To Washington?': Archer's Tweet From 2015 Resurfaces
Can Jofra Archer really predict the future? His old social media posts certainly make it seem that way. Time and again, his tweets from years ago resurface, eerily aligning with real-life events on the cricket field. It's been a pattern that continues to surprise the fans, and Monday at Lord's was no different
India resumed their chase of 194 on the final day of the third Test, needing 135 runs with six wickets in hand. A late collapse on Day 4 had put them under pressure, but with KL Rahul unbeaten and joined by Rishabh Pant at the crease, hopes were still alive among Indian supporters.
But England went all guns blazing in the morning session. Jofra Archer landed a double blow, knocking over Rishabh Pant with a peach of a delivery and then dismissing Washington Sundar with a stunning grab off his own bowling. On the other hand, England captain Ben Stokes trapped overnight batter Rahul in front to leave India gasping for breath.
Archer was yelling fire, not just with the ball but verbally as well. He hurled a mouthful towards Pant while celebrating the keeper's wicket, and then constantly poking at the new man in, Nitish Reddy.
Meanwhile, one of his posts from 2015 resurfaced on X that read, 'How long it takes to get to Washington?"
The netizens were stunned again as most of them said there's always a post for everything.
There is always a tweet 😂— Carina (@cjhaylett) July 14, 2025
🤣🤣— Stuart Mitchell (@Stumitchell87) July 14, 2025
pic.twitter.com/J9VePgg2h9 — Abhishek Patidar (@Abhishe64875317) July 14, 2025
England seems to smell victory, especially after the assault they launched on the Indian batting order in the first hour of the morning. Though the duo of Nitish Reddy and Ravindra Jadeja mellowed down the pressure to some extent, it will be interesting to see if they can guide India to the finish line.
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