However, his lead at the top is very slender, with Ashwin remaining in second place on a total of 864 rating points and just two rating points behind the England pacer
Former England skipper Nasser Hussain complimented pace-bowling stalwarts Stuart Broad and James Anderson for their "huge value" to the Test side
Rain brought an early lunch on day one of the rescheduled fifth Test between England and India at Edgbaston on Friday. But before that, veteran pacer James Anderson removed openers Shubman Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara to leave India at 53/2 in 20.1 overs in the first session of the much-anticipated match.
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Anderson reached this landmark in the second Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge in Nottingham
Veteran fast bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad were recalled to the England Test squad on Wednesday under new captain Ben Stokes. Anderson and Broad were dropped for the tour of the West Indies earlier this year, which followed a stinging 4-0 Ashes loss in Australia. But the 39-year-old Anderson and 35-year-old Broad will return for the three-test series against New Zealand next month as England begins a new era of leadership under Stokes and new coach Brendon McCullum, who is a former New Zealand international. The first squad under Stokes and McCullum contains two new faces in Yorkshire batter Harry Brook and Durham seam bowler Matthew Potts, who were called up for the first time. Joe Root was selected after giving up the Test captaincy after the series loss in the West Indies. English cricket has endured a turbulent few months with Root, coach Chris Silverwood, the director of cricket and, most recently, the CEO, all stepping down, while the team sits at the bottom of the
39-year-old Anderson is still England's most potent bowler in the longest format of the game
England were 13/0 at stumps, trailing by 403 runs against Australia on the second day of the fourth Ashes Test, here on Thursday.
James Anderson, Mark Wood, and Stuart Broad all got among the wickets as England struck constantly against Australia on Day 1 of the ongoing fourth Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground
Anderson's comments come after England captain Joe Root slammed his pace bowlers for not bowling at fuller length in Adelaide
The BCCI along with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) had earlier jointly decided to call off the fifth Test scheduled at Old Trafford in Manchester.
England made two changes, bringing in Ollie Pope in place of Jos Buttler, while fit-again Chris Woakes replaced Sam Curran
England pacer James Anderson said the hosts know Virat Kohli can be very "destructive" once he gets going so the wicket of India skipper was "extra special" for him on Wednesday.
Anderson said that after all the trash talk during Lord's Test, the focus at Headingley was to 'shut the noise' and focus on the job, something that paid dividends after India was bowled out for 78
England took complete control by stumps with a dominant batting show on the first day of the third Test
Anderson made his debut way back in 2003.
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England seamer James Anderson feels athletes opening up on their mental health issues in recent years is a positive thing