England will take an unchanged staff into the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval, asking veteran seamers James Anderson and Stuart Broad to again up from Old Trafford.
Anderson’s choice got here after he confirmed he didn’t anticipate The Oval Test to be his final, regardless of an underwhelming Ashes sequence.
The seamer will flip 41 on Sunday, making him the primary frontline fast to play in a Test at that age since India’s Lala Amarnath in 1952.
But captain Ben Stokes mentioned he had little question Anderson nonetheless had far more to supply for England, past the top of this sequence in opposition to Australia.
“Jimmy Anderson is the greatest fast bowler to play the game,” he mentioned.
“He’s not had the impact and the wickets he’d have liked to in this series, he’s come under a bit of flak, but he’s a quality performer.”
Anderson has missed one Test on this sequence whereas Broad has performed all 5 in addition to England’s match in opposition to Ireland at first of June.
Despite the workload, the 37-year-old is the main wicket taker for the sequence with 18 at 28.55.
“At 37 years old it’s testament to the work and effort he puts in,” Stokes mentioned.
“It’s amazing. It was always going to be hard for one bowler to play every game this series but he’s been incredible for us.
“He’s been superb at approaching with the ball and altering the sport.”
ENGLAND: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Moeen Ali, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (capt), Jonny Bairstow, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
