2024-05-13 12:14:46
Pacer James Anderson’s brilliant career for England. He has already taken himself to the ranks of legends. But this time he has to stop. England’s Test coach Brendon McCullum is going to end his career as the first and only pacer in history to take 700 Test wickets.
The 41-year-old pacer will end his career at the end of England’s summer season, according to the cricket website ESPN Cricinfo, citing the British media The Guardian.
According to the Guardian report, McCullum played a role in Anderson’s retirement. Jimmy made the decision after discussing with the coach. McCullum flew to England to discuss with Anderson. While playing golf, they said that they want to look to the future with the Test team.
Basically, England wants to create a pace department for the 2025-26 Ashes. Anderson would have been 43 at the time. At that age Express is very unlikely to get Jimmy. England will play a total of 6 Tests this summer. In between, they will play a Test at home at Old Trafford at the end of August. That is likely to be Anderson’s farewell test.
Anderson became the third bowler in history and the first pacer to take 700 Test wickets in the last tour of India. There are still two others above Anderson in the list of highest wicket takers in Tests. Lankan legend Muttiah Muralitharan is on top of all with 800 wickets. Australian great Shane Warne is second with 708 wickets.