2024-07-14 04:26:38
West Indies ended the second day with 79 runs for the loss of six wickets. England’s victory was supposed to be lifted on the third day. And on this day, James Anderson’s journey ends at twenty-two yards. So the English audience came to the Lord’s stadium. There was no place to hold the mole. Half an hour before the start of the match, 40 thousand spectators entered the field. It increases with time. So many spectators in test cricket, can be imagined!
Before the start of the match, some formalities of James Anderson’s departure were completed. Teammates and West Indies players gave him a guard of honor as he entered the field. At this time, about half a million spectators stood and gave a farewell greeting to Anderson. Their applause lasted for a long time. Almost until the start of the match.
Anderson was immediately showered with applause and cheers from the audience. His eyes became wet. He kept trying to control the crying again and again. The age-marked face is like the moaning of the kingdom, the blue color of pain is playing in his eyes.
Of course, it didn’t take long for the painfully burdened face to break into a smile. The team dismissed Joshua De Silva for 88 runs and took his fourth wicket in the farewell match. There was another round of thunderous applause across the stadium.
However, the audience could not watch this match for a long time. West Indies, who started the day with 79 runs, lost the remaining wickets and were all out for 136 runs. England won by an innings and 114 runs in Anderson’s farewell test.
At the end of the match, the cameras and spectators were all eyes on Anderson. Anderson’s farewell ceremony begins. Anderson, who played 188 Tests, departed amid crowds and tears. From the next Test, he will be seen in a different role than as a player.