Two high-class spells on day one at Adelaide proved how misunderstood the England fast bowler is And now our feature presentation, Jofra unchained. This was a gripping day of Test cricket. The visuals were perfect. Adelaide Oval was a dreamy place, with its bleached greens, soft surfaces, the scroll of blue above the stands, the sense of some chino-shorted Eden, ultimate expression of the leisured triumphalism of the southern summer. In the middle of this there were long periods where three games seemed to be happening all at once. England versus Australia. Jofra Archer versus Australia. And Jofra Archer versus the open pressure-valve of every England bowler at the other end. Continue reading...