Tue, 21-Oct-2025

PAK vs ENG: James Anderson joins England team for Multan Test

James Anderson

England’s bowling consultant, James Anderson, has finally joined the national team in Multan after a delayed arrival. The 42-year-old pacer had been participating in Scotland’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, which concluded on Sunday. Despite his absence, Anderson was actively guiding England’s bowlers by sharing his valuable insights through WhatsApp. His presence is especially significant as … Read more

England’s fast bowling coach to miss start of Pakistan tour

England fast bowling coach

England’s fast bowling coach, James Anderson, will miss the start of the team’s Test series in Pakistan as he is currently competing in Scotland’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, a golf tournament set to conclude on October 6. Anderson is expected to join the team by the second day of the first Test against Pakistan. Although … Read more

Handshake replaces guard of honor for Anderson at Lord’s farewell

Handshake replaces guard of honor for Anderson at Lord's farewell

West Indies planned a guard of honor for James Anderson. Run out celebration threw the plan into disarray. Anderson took 2 wickets despite not batting. The West Indies cricket team had arranged a guard of honour for England’s James Anderson at his final Test match at Lord’s, but the plan was not executed. The intended … Read more

James Anderson urges next generation to relish challenge of Test cricket

James Anderson urges next generation to relish challenge of Test cricket

James Anderson will be playing his last Test. He holds the record of most number of wickets by a fast bowler. He urges the next generation to embrace Test cricket over T20 franchises. James Anderson, the celebrated English cricketer, is gearing up for his farewell Test match against the West Indies at Lord’s. This match … Read more

New Zealand defeated England in chaotic second Test by one run

New Zealand England second Test

New Zealand defeated England in a chaotic second Test by one run. Hosts made some history by being just the fourth team to triumph. New Zealand had taken the lead once again. WELLINGTON: The series was drawn in the most dramatic way possible in Wellington as New Zealand narrowly defeated England by one run in … Read more

James Anderson ranked as best Test bowler at age of 40

James Anderson

James Anderson was ranked as the best Test bowler at age of 40. It is Anderson’s sixth time being ranked as the best Test bowler. The right-arm pacer first attained the pinnacle in May 2016. England pacer James Anderson beat 40-year-old Australian pacer Pat Cummins to take the top spot in the most recent ICC … Read more

James Anderson returns to top position of ICC Test bowling ranking

ICC Test bowling ranking

International Cricket Council has officially released the ranking of Test bowlers. Losing the first position Pat Cummins reached to third. Babar Azam maintained his sixth position in Test batsmen’s ranking. International Cricket Council has officially released the ranking of Test bowlers, on Wednesday. James Anderson‘s remarkable career continues overtakes most fitted position of Australia’s Pat … Read more

James Anderson masterclass pace shrunk New Zealand to 37-3

James Anderson masterclass pace

James Anderson and Stuart Broad led the attack for the 133rd time.  They remain vital weapons for Ben Stokes. Steve Harmison calls it “crazy” that they are still at the peak of their game. James Anderson continued to be a master with the new ball as the first day of play at Mount Maunganui came … Read more

Mohammad Abbas is sad for not selected for Test squad

Mohammad Abbas Test squad

Abbas is disappointed that he was not selected for Pakistan’s Test squad. The 32-year-old has played 25 Tests and three ODI for his country. Abbas reached 600 wickets in first-class cricket last year. Mohammad Abbas, a Pakistani bowler, is sad that he was not chosen to represent his country during the recently finished home Test … Read more

James Anderson thinks bowlers must be creative if wicket is unresponsive

James Anderson

James Andersen of England says it’s critical to consider unconventional approaches when looking for wickets on unresponsive pitches The 40-year-old batsman expressed his happiness at being back in Pakistan while speaking to the media in Rawalpindi ahead of England’s maiden Test match against Pakistan It would be the nation’s first match on Pakistani soil in … Read more

James Anderson & Stuart Broad in for Ashes series

James Anderson

England vs Australia Ashes series in 2023. Anderson and Stuart to be in England’s squad. James Anderson and Stuart Broad to be selected for England’s 2023 Ashes squad against Australia, head coach Brendon McCullum declares. For the March trip of the West Indies, England’s all-time top Test wicket-takers were controversially left off the roster. Though … Read more

ENG vs IND: Michael Vaughan appreciates England’s bowling attack

michael vaughan

Vaughan praises English bowlers. Broad has been vital to England. Bairstow and Root stabilized England’s score. The current Test between England and India is being played in Birmingham’s Edgbaston, and former England captain Michael Vaughan has lauded the efforts of England’s bowlers. Despite allowing 416 runs in the first innings, the hosts fought back to … Read more

James Anderson eager to rejoin England Test squad

james anderson

Anderson may return for the India Test. England and India will play the postponed Test starting this Friday. Anderson made his debut in 2022. In this week’s long-delayed India series finale, James Anderson is ecstatic to rejoin a “fearless” England team, unlike any he has encountered in two decades of international cricket. The match on … Read more

England’s Jamie Overton to make Test debut against New Zealand

England

Overton replaces James Anderson, who has been ruled out with an ankle injury. England have an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series against the Kiwis. Stokes was absent from practice nets on Tuesday. Jamie Overton will make his England Test debut in the third and final match of the New Zealand series at Headingley, … Read more

Jamie Overton joins twin brother Craig in England squad for third Test

England

Surrey’s Jamie Overton has been called up for England’s final Test against New Zealand. The 28-year-old joins twin brother Craig in a 14-man squad for the three-Test series. Ben Stokes’s England have an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series after two Tests. Surrey seam bowler Jamie Overton was on Thursday called up for England’s third … Read more

England’s Anderson takes 650th Test wicket to put pressure on New Zealand

England

James Anderson takes 650th Test wicket as England reduce New Zealand to 27-1 at lunch. Joe Root scores 176 and Ben Foakes adds 56 to put England in strong position. Tom Latham bizarrely left a straight ball from Anderson and watched his stumps go flying. James Anderson claimed his 650th Test wicket as England reduced … Read more

Three things we learned from the first England-New Zealand Test

England-New Zealand

England beat New Zealand by five wickets in the first Test at Lord’s. Former captain Joe Root scored an unbeaten century for England. James Anderson & Stuart Broad shared 10 wickets. Former captain Joe Root’s unbeaten century guided England to a five-wicket win against New Zealand in the first Test at Lord’s on Sunday. Victory … Read more

Kyle Jamieson describes New Zealand’s comeback as “still in the game”

Kyle Jamieson

After Kyle Jamieson nicked a short ball from James Anderson down the throat of Matthew Potts at deep fine leg five balls after the lunch break on the first day of the English Test match, it appeared doubtful that New Zealand would be ahead at stumps. However, it was Jamieson’s bowling after the tea break … Read more

Stuart Broad, James Anderson return to England Playing XI against Kiwis

stuart broad

England have called back experienced pacers James Anderson and Stuart Broad for the first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s on Thursday, while Durham quick Matthew Potts makes his debut. Anderson and Broad, England’s two most successful bowlers of all time with a combined 1,177 wickets, were both controversially excluded from the squad for the previous series … Read more

England hopes to make fresh start with Ben Stokes, Brendon McCullum duo

ben stokes

England is hoping to make a fresh start under their new leadership pair of skipper Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum as they are scheduled to go against New Zealand in the first Test match at the Lord’s on June 2. Stokes, who was born in New Zealand but raised in Cumbria, northwest England, has taken the … Read more

Veteran England Pacers returns for Test series against New Zealand

England

England has named a 13-man squad for the first two Tests of their ICC World Test Championship series against New Zealand, which begins on June 2 at home. James Anderson and Stuart Broad, who had been dropped out of England’s previous team for the West Indies tour, were recalled to the Test side for the … Read more

James Anderson all set to return to Test squad

james anderson

England veteran bowler James Anderson has declared himself fit and in good shape as he tries to reclaim his place in England’s Test squad this summer. Anderson was dropped by England for their tour of the West Indies earlier this year, despite a few brilliant performances during a disappointing Ashes campaign in Australia over the … Read more

Stokes wants Anderson and Broad to return

Stokes

Ben Stokes, the new England captain, has given clearest signal yet that James Anderson and Stuart Broad will return to Test cricket right away, announcing that the out-of-favor pair are in his plans for the next series against New Zealand. Anderson and Broad were controversially left out of England’s Caribbean trip against the West Indies … Read more

Jayawardena supports Stokes’ bid to be England’s Test Captain

Stokes

Former Sri Lankan great Mahela Jayawardena thinks star all-rounder Ben Stokes is the appropriate man for the job as England’s new Test captain, and that outgoing skipper Joe Root would thrive as a batsman without the added pressure. Stokes is widely expected to be named England’s new Test captain in the near future, with the … Read more

Dale Steyn replies to a fan’s ‘Bumrah better than you’ tweet

dale steyn

Dayle Steyn played in the era in which fast bowlers ruled. Test matches in the last decade were very different from now. The scores were below 400, batters’ average below 40, and the matches were finished in four days. A number of variables may have contributed to this, including the rising popularity of T20 cricket, … Read more

England bowling great feels he can still play Test cricket

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England veteran bowler James Anderson still feels that he is up for the challenge to continue playing Test cricket, despite a lack of clarity about what the future holds for him. Anderson was left out of England’s team for the March tour of the West Indies, where they lost 1-0 in the three-match Test series. … Read more

Anderson still finding answers for his omission

james anderson

England pacer James Anderson is still perplexed by his contentious absence from the last West Indies tour. English team’s ace bowlers James and Stuart Broad were ruled out of the West IIndies tour after a humiliating defeat in Ashes by 4-0. ECB selection panel led by intern head Andrew Strauss decided to not include the … Read more