Veteran England pacer James Anderson has cleared the speculation around his retirement talks following Stuart Broad’s farewell to the game following the final match against Australia in the Ashes series and expressed his delight to play alongside Stuart Broad for over a decade or so.
Stuart Broad has announced his retirement from all formats of international cricket. The 37-year-old is one of the few bowlers to have bagged 600 wickets in Test cricket. The right-arm pacer made his debut for England back in 2006 and has been a mainstay for England in the longer format of the game alongside James Anderson.
Speaking on Sky Sports Cricket, James Anderson said that he loved playing alongside Stuart Broad over the years and reckons that they could not have achieved success in their respective careers without the support of each other and added that it was special to walk out bat alongside Broad in his final innings in International Cricket.
“We both said when we saw that image if we put one photo in our house of our careers, it would be that one. We have loved playing together. Neither of us could have achieved what we have without the other. It’s incredibly special and I will definitely miss him.
“Sunday morning was really special – getting to walk out with him on the field, watch him hit his last ball in Test cricket for six, The crowd were amazing, the ovation he got was incredible and I felt really lucky to be out there and experience it,” James Anderson said.
England Veteran Fast Bowling duo Stuart Broad and James Anderson are the second bowling pair to take 1000 wickets together in Test cricket. They are also the highest wicket-taking pacers in the most extended format of the game and will go down as one of the most legendary pair to have played the game.
I Have Had A Really Disappointing Series By My Standards – James Anderson
James Anderson’s place in the team came under the scanner following his poor performance in the Ashes series. Speaking on his retirement talks, The 41-year-old said that he is still raring to go for England in Test cricket despite his disappointing series against Australia.
“Not at all no. I am even more firm I want to keep going. I have had a really disappointing series by my standards. I have not got the wickets I would have expected from myself,” James Anderson added.
James Anderson has 690 wickets at an average of 26.42, with 32 five-wicket hauls. The 41-year-old is behind the Legendary former spinners Muttiah Muralitharan (800) and Shane Warne (708) are above England great on the list but could not make an impact performance for the team in the Ashes series.