Anderson’s emotional statement before the last Test: Said-My focus will be on stopping myself from crying; England’s playing-11 announced against West Indies

England fast bowler James Anderson will play the last match of his Test career at Lord’s in London between July 10 and July 14. He said in a press conference on Monday (July 8), two days before his last international cricket match, ‘My training has been going well for the last few days. I am not thinking much about the game. The biggest thing for me would be to bowl well and help the team win the match. My entire focus is on this. I am sure that the emotions will change after the match. So my focus will be on stopping myself from crying.

he adds, ‘I still feel as fit as before, like I’m bowling as well as before. I still feel I can perform well. But at the same time I understand it has to end someday. Now it’s something I have to deal with and accept.’

When asked if he could have continued playing, Anderson said, “It’s hard to say. I didn’t really have a choice.”

Anderson is the third highest wicket-taker in Tests
Anderson completed his 700 Test wickets on the India tour earlier this year. Anderson made his Test debut against Zimbabwe at Lord’s ground in 2003. Since then, he has represented England in 187 Test matches.

During this period, he has taken 700 wickets in 348 innings at an average of 26.53 and economy of 2.79. He has 32 5 wicket hauls and 3 ten wicket hauls in Test cricket. Anderson is third in terms of taking most wickets in Test cricket, only after Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan (800) and Australia’s Shane Warne (708).

Played 194 ODIs and 19 T20s for England
Anderson has played 194 ODIs and 19 T20s for England in his career that began in May 2002. He took 269 wickets in ODIs and 18 in T20s. He played his last ODI in 2015 and his last T20 in 2009.

England’s playing-11 for Lord’s Test
Ben Stokes (captain), Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brooke, Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir and James Anderson.

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