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James Anderson’s retirement should be accepted; Brendon McCullum, Ben Stokes, and Rob Key agree, saying it’s time to move on.

At the exact spot where his career began two decades ago, James Anderson will say goodbye to a legendary career.

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May 15, 2024
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James Anderson's retirement should be accepted; Brendon McCullum, Ben Stokes, and Rob Key agree, saying it's time to move on.

For fans of cricket, May 12, 2024, was a special day since it started the formal countdown to James Anderson’s retirement. Anderson is a true legend of the game. An absolute titan of the game, the veteran made history earlier this year when he became the first fast bowler in cricket history to take an incredible 700 wickets in just 187 outings during the India-England five-match Test series. With 269 wickets in 194 appearances, Anderson still holds the record for most wickets by an Englishman, despite having played his final One-Day International (ODI) for England during the 2015 Cricket World Cup. This highlights his legendary status and priceless contributions to the country.

Once the first Test at Lord’s, the iconic location of his 2003 red-ball debut for England, was done, Anderson took to Instagram to announce his decision to retire from international cricket.

Anderson had not completely ruled out the possibility of being eligible for the 2025–26 Ashes, even though he would have been 43 by then. Anderson had previously hoped to play in England’s six Test matches against the West Indies and Sri Lanka this summer. However, following a private meeting with Test captain Brendon McCullum on the golf course in April and further talks with Managing Director Rob Key, Anderson was told that the team would have to proceed without him this summer in order to prepare for the Australian tour and the future of English cricket.

During his interview on the BBC podcast Tailenders, Anderson said that the discussions he had with Brendon McCullum took place at his annual review, which took place six months into the player’s one-year deal. In response, Anderson said that for the previous ten years, coaches had been asking him how long he had been in the game.

In an introspective moment, Anderson said that he wasn’t sure he would be able to play in the Ashes in about 18 months as a 43-year-old. Meanwhile, the management underlined how important it is to make the most of the around 15 scheduled Test matches in order to provide other pacers in the squad the chance to accumulate enough experience for the series in Australia.

“I feel like I have talked about it for ten years with every coach I have had, asking ‘how long are you going to play for?’,” Anderson stated. “Going forward, in eighteen months, could a forty-three-year-old me win the Ashes? I sort of decided that the answer was probably not. Although there are about 15 Tests left before the Ashes, James Anderson noted that “from their perspective, it feels like a stretch at this point in my career and from mine, it gives them time to get other guys Tests and experience before that Ashes series.”

I’m currently not ruling out the following games at the end of the season: James Anderson

Speaking about his county career, James Anderson acknowledged he wasn’t sure he was going to retire and might yet play a role in Lancashire’s Championship run-in. Lancashire has lost three of their first five games in the County Championship Division One, leaving them wallowing at the bottom of the standings. Although he indicates a wish to continue serving his county club, James Anderson will consider the management’s choice as well as his own desire and determination to continue later in the year.

Also Read: “There’s a chance we play three spinners occasionally.” – Upul Tharanga considers Sri Lanka’s bowling lineup for the Twenty20 World Cup.

“Right now, I’m not ruling out any games at the end of the season. I need to talk to Lancashire about that and find out what they would like to do. Later on, Lancashire and I will talk about what they want to accomplish and whether or not I genuinely want and am willing to do the same. Once more, that will happen later in the year,” the legendary Englishman said.

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