On 12 July, James Anderson played his last international match against West Indies at Lord’s. England won this match by an innings and 114 runs. All the players from England performed very well against West Indies and played an important role in their team’s victory. Talking about James Anderson, he took a total of 4 wickets in this match.

Apart from James Anderson, Gus Atkinson bowled brilliantly against West Indies and took 12 wickets. James Anderson may have retired from international cricket, but the legendary fast bowler will travel with the team as a mentor for the remaining two Test matches against West Indies. England Test captain Ben Stokes made a big revelation about James Anderson’s role in Ashes 2025.

According to Daily Mail, Ben Stokes said, ‘Yes, why not, that is why we are telling him to stay with us. If James Anderson wants to help us in any way, he can. I don’t think anyone will understand fast bowlers better than him. I am eager to see how these things progress.’

James Anderson said, ‘I will not tell anyone how to bowl. If the team needs me, I am fully prepared to help them in every way. I would like to see them bowling.’

James Anderson’s illustrious international career comes to an end

Let us tell you, James Anderson took a total of 704 wickets in 188 Tests in his international cricketing career. He is the first fast bowler to take more than 700 wickets in the Test format. James Anderson is at third place in the list of bowlers taking the most wickets, behind Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne.

Many people from the cricket world wished James Anderson for his wonderful cricketing career. Many English fans will definitely miss James Anderson in Test cricket.