WATCH: James Anderson waves one last goodbye to Lord’s

In his final Test match, Anderson claimed four wickets combined in both the innings.

WATCH: James Anderson waves one last goodbye to Lord’s

James Anderson, image courtesy: X

James Anderson bade his final adieu to cricket with what was a dominant display from England to lay waste to a traveling West Indies. A career that spanned for a couple of decades saw the curtains come down as Anderson waved to the Lord’s gallery for one last time.

Before the game, James Anderson spoke about how he is not a man of cherishing too many laurels and accolades but eventually after the kind of reception that he received at the end of the first Test, he did applaud all four sides of the ground.

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It’s been quite an amazing week. I’ve been overwhelmed with the reaction of the crowd and everyone around the ground, and the lads as well. I’m just proud of what I’ve achieved. Obviously this morning was quite emotional with the two teams lined up, and the reaction from the crowd was pretty special. I’m still trying to hold them [tears] back now but I think I am just really proud.
James Anderson told Sky Sports after the end of the match.

In his final Test match, Anderson claimed four wickets combined in both the innings. In the first innings he drew curtains on the innings of West Indies with the wicket of Jayden Seales while following that up with three wickets in the second featuring the likes of Kraigg Brathwaite, Alick Athanaze and Joshua Da Silva.

How did England conclude affairs as Jimmy Anderson bade adieu to a glistening international career?

Winning the toss, England opted to bowl first and their bowlers were bang on their money, restricting the visitors to 121 in the first innings. Debutant Gus Atkinson led the charge with figures of 7/45. Mikyle Louis top scored for West Indies with 27 from 58 balls.

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Gus Atkinson, image courtesy: X

England rode high on the backs of Zak Crawley who led the batting battery with a scintillating 76 while receiving ample support from Jamie Smith (70) and Joe Root (68). The hosts totted up 371 in the first innings, securing a mammoth lead of 250 runs.

The English bowlers showed no relent whatsoever in the second innings either as they ran roughshod over the Islanders, bundling them out for 136. Atkinson rose to the occasion once again claiming figures of 5/61 while Anderson dished out one last bow of glory chronicling numbers of 3/32.

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