“You so often see bowlers pick out a lovely new ball from the bag at nets and it looks great when it swings in the air and nips off the seam with batsmen playing and missing. But you have to simulate match situations. What about when the ball is 60 overs old, the sun is blazing down, the pitch is flat and there's not a hint of movement?”

English cricketer

Sir James Michael Anderson is an English cricketer whose international career for England ran from 2002 to 2024. He is known for his long service as a fast bowler and for his role as fast-bowling mentor with the England cricket team. Anderson also played for Lancashire and, according to the available record, continued there until 2026. He is currently a free agent and has not ruled out playing for other counties.