England quick bowler James Anderson says he has “no interest” in retiring from the sport any time quickly regardless of his age and his poor type within the Ashes sequence.
Anderson, who turns 41 on Sunday, is England’s main wicket taker in checks with 690 dismissals. But he has picked up solely 5 wickets within the Ashes thus far at a median of a shade underneath 75.
Anderson mentioned he would proceed to play so long as he nonetheless had the help of skipper Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum, underneath whom he has taken 50 wickets in 14 checks.
“As soon as you get into your thirties as a bowler, people are asking how long you’ve got left. But in the past three or four years, I’ve bowled as well as I ever have,” Anderson instructed the BBC.
“I feel like I’ve been in so much control, my body has been in a good place, my skills are as good as they ever have been. The numbers, the wickets, the selection side of it is a completely different issue.
“If Stokesy and Baz (McCullum) say ‘You’ve not obtained the wickets we’d have preferred,’ then I’d be completely advantageous with that. In phrases of retirement, I’ve obtained no real interest in going any time quickly.”
Anderson, who suffered a groin injury in the lead-up to the Ashes, admitted that he was going through a “lean patch” but backed himself to rebound in the second innings of the final test where Australia lead the hosts by 12 runs.
The Oval test is his last chance to prove himself this year with England not playing red ball cricket again until they tour India in January.
“I’ve nonetheless obtained one other innings to attempt to do one thing for the group,” he added.
“I do not really feel like I’m bowling badly or shedding tempo or that I’m on the best way out. I nonetheless really feel I can provide quite a bit to this group.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
