Twitter reacts to Jofra Archer giving Australia massive scare at Lord's

You never know when opportunity comes. Sometimes we spend too much time complaining it doesn't (and don't recognise it when it does!). Heard a great definition of luck: being ready when opportunity strikes. Marnus Labuschagne is illustrating that so well. Is he lucky?Is he ready?

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)

Archer is changing this series

— Ben Hickey (@benhickey10)

First contributions by a substitute:



Substitute fielder - Billy Murdoch

(A catch for opposition team (ENG vs AUS); Lord's Test, 1884)



Super Sub - Brad Hogg

(Wicket of Andrew Strauss; Leeds ODI, 2005)



Concussion Sub - Marnus Labuschagne

(59 runs; Lord's Test, 2019)

— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats)

We are watching the arrival of a generational talent at Test level. Jofra Archer has it all: pace, accuracy, bounce, movement & it all looks effortless. It’s languid, easy pace; echoes of Michael Holding - Whispering Death.

— Freddie Wilde (@fwildecricket)

If Archer is going to play cricket helmets must be reconstructed...

— Ammar Kahlown (@AmmarKahlown)

Jofra Archer’s short stuff is pretty scary, even from this sofa in Bradford.

— James Pieslak (@jpieslak)

Facing Jofra Archer must be a nightmare! 😱😁 Great to watch

— Tom Carter (@TCarter66208)

A 24 year old has changed this series completely

— nick hubble (@nickhubz)

We are witnessing someone very very very special in !!!

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)

Jofra Archer hates Australians more than anybody

— Alfie (@adlperk_)

44 overs by Jofra Archer this Test - second most by an England seamer on debut since 2007 after Chris Jordan's 45.4 overs against Sri Lanka at Lord's in 2014.

— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks)

The Australian cricket team pictured after facing Jofra Archer...

— Shub Sahota (@JrGong92)

So England have found a way to get Steve Smith out, but not really in the way anyone would want. Jofra Archer not just mighty quick but pretty lethal too

— Robin Davey (@robindavey01)

Bouncers are a part & parcel of the game but whenever a bowler hits a batsman on the head and he falls, courtesy requires that the bowler must go & check on him. It was not nice of Archer to just walk away while Smith was in pain. I was always the first one to run to the batsman.

— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph)