Sir Ian Botham says James Anderson is one of the English greats – Cricket News
Extremely impressed by James Anderson’s performances in international cricket, Sir Ian Botham, the former England all-rounder, believes that the right-arm fast bowler is the best seam bowler of the world along
with South Africa’s Dale Steyn.
Botham is of the opinion that it is imperative for a team to possess a good bowling attack in order to be competitive at the highest stage of the sport. This is the reason why England and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757, the two
leading Test playing sides of the world, are so successful in the former England captain’s view.
"He and Dale Steyn are ahead of the competition," Botham told ESPNcricinfo. "It's no surprise that the two best sides in world cricket have the two best bowling attacks in world cricket. South Africa have Steyn,
Morne Morkel and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Vernon-Philander-c2753 and England have Anderson, Stuart Broad and, at the moment, Steven Finn with lots of competition waiting to get in.”
Anderson struggled to deliver the goods consistently for the Poms initially in his career due to various injuries. The cricketer from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lancashire-c806 has been a permanent fixture of the Test team over the last six
years, playing a huge role in England’s success in the five-day format, which remains the pinnacle of the sport in the opinion of most cricket analysts.
Botham, who is considered to be one of the finest all-rounders of the history of the game, believes that the 30-year-old cricketer is among the best bowlers produced by England. Taking into account his age, the
former cricketer thinks that Anderson still has a long career ahead of him.
"Anderson is right up there with the great England swing bowlers. Right up there. He's a terrific bowler. He's only 30 and he's kept himself very fit so he can easily play another 40 or 50 Tests,” he added.
In the recently concluded opening Test of the two-match series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 at the Lord’s, Anderson picked up seven wickets in two innings to help his team take an unassailable lead in the battle. He is
also expected to play a vital role in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2013, which is scheduled to be played in England next month.
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