Anderson is the only non spinner to have taken 700 Test wickets.
Age and injuries have been insufficient roadblocks as James Anderson set new stratospheric benchmarks, first for England then fast bowlers around the world.
There are those who seek to downplay their achievements, that their records are gilded in home conditions with more modest successes overseas. But statistics can obscure the bigger picture with Anderson instrumental in England’s two greatest away victories in a generation. His career stalled over the next few years, partly because well-meaning coaches attempting to iron out kinks in his action in an effort to prevent him succumbing to a stress fracture in his back had the unintended consequence of inducing stress fractures in his back.
As Anderson’s career has progressed, so too has his meticulous planning to his craft. As his speeds dropped, he focused on a metronomic line and length to constrain batters although he was still capable of producing the odd ‘magic ball’.That was evidenced with his 500th Test scalp as he pegged back the middle stump of West Indies opener Kraigg Brathwaite almost seven years ago en route to career best figures of seven for 42 at Lord’s.
He was part of the England side that reached the 2013 Champions Trophy final but his white-ball career ended two years later after the World Cup omnishambles. Although Anderson never actually retired, he was deemed surplus to requirements even though no other Englishman can better his 269 ODI wickets.The decision elongated Anderson’s red-ball career.
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