Australians first laid eyes on a peroxide-tipped Jimmy Anderson more than two decades ago. As he prepares for his farewell from the Test arena, we pick out five of the pace legend’s finest moments.
More than 20 years ago, Australian cricket fans got their first look at a peroxide-tipped James Anderson at the MCG. He went for eight an over in a one-day international infamous for Shane Warne’s shoulder injury and the diuretics scandal that followed.
Nine wickets against the West Indies at Lord’s this week would take Anderson past Warne’s 708 Test scalps. We look back on a few of his finest moments in the Test arena.2018-2024: 178 wickets at 24.11Australia wasn’t kind to Anderson in his early years, and seldom is to swing bowlers still finding their range. Five wickets at 82 from the 2006-07 whitewash, his first Ashes tour, led to him being dismissed by fans and opponents alike.
At Trent Bridge, though, he was back with a bang, knocking over the first six batters, including Brendon McCullum’s off-stump with a delicious in-swinger, before finishing with then career-best figures of 7-43. This was effectively the comeback party for Anderson 2.0.Match figures of 6-127 don’t look like those of a world-beater, but that’s what Anderson was in the third Test at Eden Gardens.
Anderson toiled without pause against a line-up of Sehwag, Pujara, Tendulkar and Kohli, finding reverse swing and persistently challenging the locals with three wickets in each innings.
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