England vs India: Joe Root says it was a ‘joy’ to witness Jofra Archer’s return at Lord’s

He could easily have had further wickets, most notably when Karun Nair gloved a short ball between wicketkeeper Jamie Smith and Ben Stokes at leg slip.

“The paces were up there,” former England captain Michael Vaughan told BBC Test Match Special.

“The first spell was everything we remembered from six years ago against the Aussies.

“That first over was exceptional and the key wicket of Jaiswal an absolute peach.”

Former England captain Sir Alastair Cook added: “That ball to Jaiswal would get every left-hander out.

“The intriguing thing is how he backs it up tomorrow morning. That is the challenge he has to deal with.

“He adds something different to this side. Jaiswal looks so comfortable against Chris Woakes but the pace and unusualness of Archer made him play differently.”

Ultimately, there was to be no further breakthrough for Archer.

He bowled a further five overs across two spells – two while remaining at the Pavilion End that cost only a single run and three for five runs after a switch to the Nursery End.

There were no false shots – edges or misses – after his opening spell.

That can, in part at least, be put down to the slow pitch and the Dukes’ ball’s tendency to go soft after 20 overs – a constant problem for all bowlers throughout the series – and Archer’s speeds remained high throughout the day.

His second spell averaged 87.2mph and his third 86.5mph. In both of those spells he topped 89mph.

“He looked in beautiful rhythm,” said former England bowler Steve Finn. “I was delighted for him.

“You could see it in the celebration. He may have thought he would not feel that feeling again.”

Root added: “When you’ve got that way about you, where you can get a whole crowd up and about, create the noise and atmosphere like that you’ve clearly got something special to offer the group.

“More than anything it was just a joy to see him running in bowling at that pace, maintaining that pace. I’m just excited for him.”