1st Test: England v West Indies @ Lords July 10-14, 2024

[AlwaysGreen]

https://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/england-fans-filthy-as-jimmy-anderson-falls-short-of-iconic-shane-warne-record/news-story/f5b207191f168c51f7ed154b106d98e8

 

[TheParraboy]

As great as it was for the Test Cricket for West Indies to beat us at the Gabba.

If you look at it from a realistic point of view it may go down as one of our worst ever losses at home.

We basically lost to a Ron Massey Cup side in RL terms.

No excuses but I think we put our main focus and mental hunger that year on the Indian tour, Ashes , Test Championship final and the ODI WC

Come the home summer we were pretty flat, Pakistan had the better of a couple of tests, only poor catching cost them a win or two

Come that last test, I think most of our players weren't there mentally. Would have been a good opportunity to play or blood a couple of other players tbh..

 

[King-Gutho94]

https://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/england-fans-filthy-as-jimmy-anderson-falls-short-of-iconic-shane-warne-record/news-story/f5b207191f168c51f7ed154b106d98e8

What a shame

 

[AlwaysGreen]

West Indies 121 & 136
Lost to England 371 by an innings and 114 runs.

Gus Atkinson 12/106 on debut (7/45 & 5/61).

 

[Twizzle]

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Now that he’s retired, that Jimmy Anderson isn’t a bad bloke.

 

[Bazal]

Lol Poms on the.socials claiming Clouderson actually has more Test wickets than Warnie because Warnie took six in a World XI match.

Never mind he got Kallis, Lara, Tendulkar, Sehwag, or something in that game. Peanuts

 

[The Mad Hatter]

It only took Jimmy an extra 40 odd tests to get anywhere near Warnie.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Where would I rank Anderson as a few poms have World GOATed him.
From the bowlers I've seen,
Below (in no particular order)
McGrath
Marshall
Ambrose
Wasim
Steyn
Hadlee
Garner
Lillee
Waqar
Cummins
Walsh

And below a few more as well

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Ryan Harris would have 787 test wickets if he’d played 188 tests.

 

[Bazal]

Where would I rank Anderson as a few poms have World GOATed him.
From the bowlers I've seen,
Below (in no particular order)
McGrath
Marshall
Ambrose
Wasim
Steyn
Hadlee
Garner
Lillee
Waqar
Cummins
Walsh

And below a few more as well

He's very good but not great. Tbh, he's a perfectly ordinary bowler with extraordinary longevity. And that's worth recognising, but playing 188 tests and getting like 3-4 wickets a match average doesn't make you GOAT material.

Well, except morally ofc.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

'England fire first Ashes shot, now must make sure it does not backfire'

England have gone from 'living where their feet are', to putting their feet in Australia for the Ashes, says Stephan Shemilt

www.bbc.com

This BBC chief cricket writer is basically Baz and Stokes' PR man.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

I will lick the shit out of every LU poster’s arsehole if England win the Ashes out here.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Now that he’s retired, that Jimmy Anderson isn’t a bad bloke.

Not really I reckon he is a flog just like Graeme Swann is on and off the field.

 

[TheParraboy]

Where would I rank Anderson as a few poms have World GOATed him.
From the bowlers I've seen,
Below (in no particular order)
McGrath
Marshall
Ambrose
Wasim
Steyn
Hadlee
Garner
Lillee
Waqar
Cummins
Walsh

And below a few more as well

Michael Holding
Andy Roberts
Allan Donald
John Snow