England thrashed West Indies by an innings & 114 runs in the first Test match of the series as James Anderson retired from international cricket with 704 Test wickets. Catch the highlights and ball-by-ball commentary of the ENG Vs WI, 1st Test Day 3 actions, here
England won the first Test match against West Indies by a big margin of an innings and 114 runs in James Anderson's farewell match at Lord's Cricket Ground in London. Anderson finished as the third highest wicket-taker in Test cricket with 704 wickets. Gus Atkinson, who took 12 wickets in the match, was awarded Player of the Match. Catch the highlights and ball-by-ball commentary of the ENG Vs WI, 1st Test Day 3, here. (Streaming | More Cricket News)
James Anderson's Farewell Speech
It's been an amazing 20 years. Overwhelming to see the crowd reaction. It has been pretty special. Every time I wear this shirt I tried to win games for England. Has been different. Emotions have been up and down. Seeing my girls ring the bell on Day 1. It has been an amazing 20 years. You can't have a long career without the support network behind you. It's the familys journey as well as it is ours. As I mentioned, winnings series and Test matches are the only thing I will be interested in. Winning in Australia, India and contributing to those wins is really, really special. It does hurt, but I have never really walked away from my responsibilities. The amount of emotions you go through in the game, the ups and downs Test cricket throws. When the captain throws you the ball at 6PM you have to show character. Managing people, working in partnerships have helped me away from cricket as well. Certainly for me it has been a while I played white ball cricket but for me Test cricket feels like the perfect game and the satisfaction you get after 3-4 days. White ball cricket has been amazing for the game of cricket and it will continue to be. He has been magnificent. Amazing week he has had. He went to India in the winter and didn't play a game. I think he is going to be an amazing cricketer.
Gus Atkinson - POTM (12/106)
Playing in his first Test match, Gus Atkinson claimed 12 wickets and was awarded with the Player of the Match prize. He also became the first to take two 5-fers in the match for an England bowler on debut since 1934 and the first by a pacer since 1972 when Bob Massie (AUS) took against England at Lord's.
ENG vs WI, 1st Test - Playing XIs:
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, James Anderson
West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite (c), Mikyle Louis, Kirk McKenzie, Alick Athanaze, Kavem Hodge, Joshua Da Silva (wk), Jason Holder, Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Jayden Seales