James Anderson’s emotional words for Stuart Broad: ‘Neither of us could have achieved what we have without the other’ | Cricket News

Jimmy Anderson has 689 Test wickets to his name. More than any other pacer in the hory of the oldest format. Stuart Broad crossed the 600 milestone only last week, becoming only the second pacer to do so. They couldn’t have done any of it without one another, feels Anderson.
The 41-year-old seamer would come out to bat alongside Broad on Day 4 of the final Ashes Test – which Broad had announced as his last.
“We both said when we saw that image, if we put one photo in our house of our careers, it would be that one. We have loved playing together. Neither of us could have achieved what we have without the other. It’s incredibly special and I will definitely miss him,” Anderson told Sky Sports.
“Sunday morning was really special – getting to walk out with him on the field, watch him hit his last ball in Test cricket for six,” Anderson added. “The crowd were amazing, the ovation he got was incredible and I felt really lucky to be out there and experience it.”
When asked if he felt like following suit as far as calling it a day was concerned, Anderson said “Not at all no. I am even more firm I want to keep going. I have had a really disappointing series my standards. I have not got the wickets I would have expected from myself.”
Anderson has been under the scanner owing to his outings in the ongoing Ashes series that has seen him nab only five wickets off the four Test matches so far. Former England cricketer-turned-broadcaster, Michael Atherton would state on Monday, “Anderson’s just had no impact.”

Responding to the criticism, Anderson would respond “I don’t think I have bowled particularly badly, I have just not… felt like I made an impact for the team that I would have liked and what I expect from myself.”