James Anderson feels in one of the best form of his profession however says his England Take a look at place is “not a given” forward of this summer season’s house fixtures towards West Indies and Sri Lanka.
The England paceman, who turns 42 in July, grew to become the primary seamer and third bowler general, after spinners Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne, to achieve 700 Take a look at wickets when he dismissed India’s Kuldeep Yadav within the remaining Take a look at at Dharamsala on Saturday.
Captain Ben Stokes mentioned after the 4-1 collection defeat that he noticed no finish in sight for Anderson and the person himself believes “he’s not getting any worse”.
Anderson mentioned on his Tailenders podcast for the BBC: “I am actually excited for the summer season. I am undoubtedly in one of the best form I’ve ever been in.
“I am not getting any worse. I like the place my sport is at and I nonetheless have that enjoyment of turning up day by day and making an attempt to get higher within the nets.
“My place within the workforce just isn’t a given, so I’ve set to work exhausting to show I am value a spot in the summertime.”
Anderson: I didn’t rejoice 700th Take a look at wicket
With Anderson’s milestone wicket coming amid an innings loss and heavy collection defeat, he mentioned there was “nothing to rejoice”.
He added: “My dad was right here so I had a drink with my dad, which was good. He was extra excited than I used to be.
“Perhaps I might’ve felt extra excited if we would have received the Take a look at or the collection.
“I do not understand how I felt, actually. I did not actually rejoice, I will be sincere. There’s nothing to rejoice.
“I do not play cricket to get private milestones. I wish to win video games. I like taking part in a workforce sport, that is after I get the largest buzz. So I am slightly flat as a result of we misplaced 4-1 within the collection.”
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