English summer will get even hotter as England will face West Indies for a test series which will start from July 10. Veteran James Anderson will play his last test match at Lords and it will be very emotional moment for everyone and his absence will make lots of differences but no one can replace him.
James Anderson has scalped 700 test wickets In his test career. This test match will be marked as 188th test match and it will be his last match of his career. His contribution to England cricket is remarkable and it’s impossible to search new James Anderson because his replacement is impossible.
James Anderson lauds his cricket career
James Anderson debuted in 2003 but his test debut was after 2007 which marked as the historic player and straight away he went to history books and he became the only pacer to scalp 700 wickets and stand tall with the stalwarts. Test Cricket is considered as legends format since this format is quite old and this format teaches us many things how to remain patient, how to tackle the situation, etc. James Anderson played white ball cricket too but his mind shifted more to red ball cricket and so his records are incredible when it comes to test cricket. Player like James Anderson who will be now considered as a stalwart once he gets retired but he will be remembered for his great bowling and records which he achieved in his 22 years career. James Anderson addressed to media ahead of the last test match:
“The fact I will be playing my 188th Test at just short of 42 years of age makes me most proud. The fact I have been able to play this long, the fact I have committed to playing this long and trying to push myself to be the best I possibly can be. That is all I have ever done. Even though I know I only have one game left, I have tried as hard as I ever have to get myself in a position where I can bowl well for the team.
“To have been able to contribute to Test victories is something that when I do look back on my career will make me most proud. I am going to be able to sit back over the next few years and be incredibly proud of what I’ve achieved.”
“I don’t have any regrets. I have played hundreds of games for England, in both white ball and red ball. I have played longer than a lot of people get the opportunity to do. I have played with a lot of people more talented than me who didn’t get the chance to play due to injury or whatever, so I feel blessed to take the amount of wickets I have.”
Since everyone would feel that James Anderson will get retire then what are his next plans so he will be appointed as the bowling mentor for test cricket from next series and he happily accepted the responsibility, next gen players will get trained under such a person who have given his everything for test cricket and achieved big so James Anderson expressed his views for his new responsibility:
“I am really excited about what I can contribute to this team for the rest of the summer and, who knows, maybe beyond that. Coaching is something I have thought about. I feel my role over the last few years has been to mentor the younger guys, help them settle and feel comfortable. I think I have a lot to offer in terms of my experiences in Test cricket.”
“The likelihood is this week is my last game of first-class cricket this season, but we’ll have to see what happens. My emotions are a bit all over the place at the moment. I want to make that decision thinking clearly. If I feel like I can still contribute to Lancashire, then I’m sure that conversation will happen in the next few months.”