Lord’s failure spurred me on, says England’s James Anderson after putting Australia to sword
Paceman returns with a bang at Edgbaston as he takes six wickets to put home side in the driving seat in third test
Bowling 33 overs without success in England’s second test defeat by Australia at Lord’s knocked the confidence of paceman James Anderson who returned to form with a bang on Wednesday.
Anderson’s six for 47 helped dismiss the tourists for 136 on the first day of the third test at Edgbaston with England closing on 133-3 in reply to regain the momentum in an evenly-poised Ashes series.
“We thought it looked a good pitch, we were not expecting anywhere near the amount of seam movement early on. It was fortunate for us and the conditions we had throughout the day, with a bit of rain around, played into our hands,” Anderson said.
Michael Clarke’s decision to bat with plenty of cloud cover spectacularly backfired as England’s fast bowlers had Australia on the rack.
Anderson, finding plenty of seam movement and swing, ran amok after lunch with four wickets in 19 balls and said bowling badly at Lord’s where Australia levelled the series had forced him to make adjustments.
