Anderson amassed 704 wickets while playing in 188 Test matches. Before the English summer, head coach Bredon McCullum spoke with famous cricketer James Anderson to let him know that the squad wants to concentrate on the future, especially Ashes 2025, where the 41-year-old might not fit in. Anderson announced his resignation from the longest format of the game because to concerns about his health and uncertainty about whether he would live until 2025.
Considering that Anderson appeared healthy enough to play in the first Test match at Lord’s against the West Indies, former cricketer David Lloyd wasn’t pleased with the way the team management handled Anderson’s retirement. After taking four wickets in the game, Lloyd said that the 41-year-old could have carried on playing but that the team management had forced him to leave.
David Lloyd criticised the team management for treating one of the legends poorly, pointing out that James Anderson had the accuracy, speed, and endurance to continue.
Jimmy Anderson’s exit is regrettable because he is still bowling at a high level. He has demonstrated accuracy, pace, and stamina, and he is still taking wickets. They claim to be moving on with the Ashes in mind for the following year. Choose your finest team, I say. Because of his advanced age, he was ejected. It is unacceptable that someone has been stopped for that reason in this inclusive day. Let me tell you, reader: I understand how you feel. “Inclusivity, my a**e,” Lloyd penned in his Daily Mail column.
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In 188 Test matches, Anderson played for England and took the third-highest number of wickets in cricket history with 704 wickets. The pacer said after his final game that he would stay with the squad for the entire summer, but he wasn’t sure what his future held. He’s reportedly considering staying on as an England mentor, and Lancashire has extended an invitation for him to play County cricket there.
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