Days before the final curtain comes down on one of the great Test careers, Jimmy Anderson has insisted he is “bowling as well as I ever have” and “could still do a job”. The 41-year-old – he turns 42 on 30 July – will make his 188th and final Test appearance against West Indies at Lord’s on Wednesday, after being nudged towards the exit by England’s management.
England’s all-time leading wicket-taker will make one final appearance against West Indies this week
Moments after James Anderson had taken seven wickets in his first outing of the season, Ben Stokes sent him a message.