England have got to pick Archer: Anderson
The pace bowler is in line to play his first Test for more than four years after a string of injuries.
The 30-year-old's route back to fitness has been almost exclusively in white-ball cricket.
He made his red-ball comeback for Sussex against Durham in the County Championship two
weeks ago, bowling 18 overs.
Anderson, England's all-time leading wicket-taker, told the Tailenders podcast: "You could keep
trying to build his overs up and play him later in the series, but it could be too late by then."
Anderson was part of the England team when Archer last played a Test, against India in Ahmedabad in 2021, according to a BBC news.
The 42-year-old has since retired from Test cricket and spent time on the England coaching staff as
a fast-bowling consultant.
Archer returned to the England squad for the second Test at Edgbaston, which India won by 336 runs to level the series at 1-1. The third Test begins on Thursday.
"I think he will play," said Anderson.
"He's played one game for Sussex, he was around the team at Edgbaston and bowled a bit. I just
feel like you've got to play him. It's too crucial a game not to."
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