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Former England skipper Nasser Hussain expects tempo bowler James Anderson to tour India for the gruelling five-Test sequence early subsequent yr, saying that with pacer Stuart Broad and all-rounder Moeen retiring, the expertise of the 41-year-old will come in useful in sub-continental circumstances.
Anderson, the very best wicket-taking fast in Test cricket, can be greater than eager to tour India for the sequence, scheduled to begin in January subsequent yr, after an peculiar bowling effort throughout the lately concluded Ashes.
“Jimmy’s (Anderson) got a very good record against India… and you need a balanced attack. You need that experience for younger players to come in,” Hussain mentioned on The ICC Review on Thursday.
Anderson has an excellent file towards India, with six of his 32 five-wicket hauls in Tests coming towards them. His common within the Asian nation (29.32) is first rate compared to different locations he has performed in.
“Listen, Jimmy’s had a bad or an average couple of months, but you are a fool if you’re writing off Jimmy Anderson. I spoke to him in an interview and he was like, the hunger is still there. He’s already thinking about how to get back to his best,” added Hussain.
Hussain added that with the Ashes now historical past, Anderson was waiting for newer challenges and aiming to hit the nets quickly.
“He’s already thinking about going back in the nets and working hard at his game and that’s a good sign for me that he’s still got that hunger. He’s, what, 10 wickets away from 700 (Test wickets), and that will keep him going for a while yet.” England have been hit by a spate of retirements, notably by all-rounder Moeen Ali and pacer Broad. But Hussain felt that whereas the absence of the 2 stalwarts might be felt, the staff has depth of their bowling ranks to carry out effectively in India.
“I think especially with Broad going, I would like that experience (of Anderson in India).” “(All-rounder) Chris Woakes has stated that he’s not that keen anymore of playing away from home and his record’s not great away from home. We’ll see, he (Woakes) might change his mind. There’s been a lot of mind changes recently. But if you don’t have Woakes and you don’t have Broad, you will need that experience of someone like Jimmy Anderson,” added Hussain.
Hussain added that tour of India will pose then subsequent greatest problem to “Bazball”, a time period which has come to be related to England’s aggressive type of play beneath coach Brendon McCullum and skipper Ben Stokes.
“(Spinner) Jack Leach will (hopefully) be back and Rehan Ahmed is a very good second spinner, as we saw in Pakistan,” Hussain mentioned.
“(Pacer) Josh Tongue has bowled really well. (Pacer) Ollie Robinson is a very skilful bowler. Unfortunately, someone like Olly Stone is injured and obviously Jofra Archer is injured.
“You want that additional tempo as effectively in India. So England have gotten…they have that lad (Gus) Atkinson at Surrey, who has quite a lot of good issues being mentioned about him. So England have choices. It’s (India) the following check for Bazball. They mentioned Bazball will work towards one aspect, then they moved on to the following aspect.
“Then they moved on to New Zealand, Australia, Pakistan. The next challenge is India and everyone knows India in India is one of the sternest challenges in Test match cricket.” Hussain indicated he was eager to know the way “Bazball” will work towards the likes of India’s ace spinners like Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel.
“It’s Bazball against spin. Bazball against Ravi Ashwin, Jadeja and Axar Patel and that is going to be fascinating.”
Source: www.thehindu.com
