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James Anderson: Veteran English bowler James Anderson, who recently retired from international cricket, has expressed his desire to play franchise cricket. Anderson last played a T20 match 10 years ago and now he wants to return to this format. 42-year-old Anderson believes that he still has a lot left to give to cricket as a bowler. After playing his last Test match at Lord’s last month, Anderson has been working with England’s bowlers in a coaching role and will remain in this role in the upcoming series against Sri Lanka. But he may withdraw from the tour of Pakistan and New Zealand this winter season, which could open the way for him to play abroad.
“I think there’s something left in franchise cricket, I still want to play a bit more – I don’t know what franchise cricket is yet. I’m open to anything at the moment. Things will become clearer as the year goes on. There are two Test tours in the winter season and I’m not sure I’ll stick with them in this coaching role,” Anderson told the Final Word podcast.
Jimmy in mood to return to the field?
Jimmy said, “There are a lot of things to think about and I just need to sit down and talk to people about it. I watch the Hundred and see the ball swinging in the first 20 balls, and think, ‘I can do that. I can still do that.’ I don’t know if it’s the right option or not, maybe to see if I can work in white-ball cricket? Franchise cricket is something I’ve never done.”
Let us tell you, James Anderson has not played any white-ball cricket since 2019 and his last T20 match was the 2014 NatWest Blast final for Lancashire. He further said, “I don’t know how serious I am about this. I am thinking about it at the moment. But bowling is still an option for me. The way my body is feeling right now, the way my mind is. The way Test cricket has progressed from a skill point of view… I don’t think it will be a big issue. But I don’t know how much people will like a 42-year-old bowler in their team.”
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