James Anderson: England’s veteran pacer
England’s James Anderson is genuine swing bowler with qualities of being attacking, sharp and quick in every format of cricket. In the first six years of his career, Anderson’s performance was fluctuating from best to worst. When he is good, he is very good
and when he is bad, he is horrid. However, with maturity and experience, his off days are becoming a rarity, and under the lights he is often a particular handful.
Anderson can be unplayable when he finds a full length and zips the ball through the air in both directions at a quick pace. He is extremely devastating with the new ball seam bowling and reverse swing is also becoming a major part of his game. Often, the
physical demands of pace bowling took a toll on Anderson, resulting in various injuries. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 will be hoping that Anderson stays healthy and takes regular wickets as they challenge the top teams in the ICC World Cup 2011.
Anderson is a marvelous pacer, truly capable of delivering irresistible spells and swinging the ball round corners at an impressive speed. In 2003 at the Oval, Anderson became the youngest English bowler ever to take a hat-trick whereas his terrible 1 for
86 at the end of 10 overs in a 50-over game against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754, is the second most expensive for an Englishman. His inconsistent performance can sometimes spell disaster for England, but when he gets his line and length right, he is a devastating bowler.
He was brought into the One Day International scene in 2002, without a single international appearance for the England A team or age-group teams. His arrival in the national side was based entirely on his performance for Burnley Cricket Club. At the start
of his career, he was so quick that he used to be compared with bowlers like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brett-Lee-c48419.
Anderson’s debut against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755
were tainted by a disastrous last over against Australia which knocked England out of the tournament.
In 2006, Anderson suffered some injuries which kept him out of cricket. He fully recovered and makes appearances in the Test and ODI team. He has 186 wickets in 137 matches and is the second highest wicket-taker for England in ODI’s behind http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Darren-Gough-c52450,
who has 234 wickets.
Anderson has improved tremendously in recent times and one could see by his performance in the last Ashes, as he took crucial wickets and contributed to England’s victory. Anderson used to be a very expensive bowler with his short deliveries but now he has
become an effective bowler in keeping things tight. He concentrated on hammering out a rock-solid line and length, with dot balls and maidens and his recent performance has silenced many of his critics.
England will be counting on Anderson to provide some early wickets with his elegant bowling. He will definitely have to bring his game to a much higher level as this is his third World Cup representing his country and the pressure is even higher than it
has ever been before. It will be interesting to see how Anderson bowls the new ball against some of the top teams in the world.
The Subcontinent conditions, with their relatively flat pitches, can be exploited by top bowlers like Anderson. He will be the key spearhead for England’s bowling attack and taking wickets will be his main priority. England needs a healthy contribution from
Anderson if they are to have any chance of winning the ultimate prize, the World Cup Trophy.
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