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 Anderson hopes fiver will cement his place in team
22nd Jul 2007 19:05 IST
Agencies
James Anderson said he was enjoying the responsibility of spearheading England attack and hoping that his five-wicket haul on the third morning of the first Test in Lord’s would cement his place in the team.
"During the one-day matches against West Indies, I felt I had a bit more responsibility and really enjoyed that and it's the same again today," said Anderson after finishing with career-best figures of 24.2-8-42-5, as England dismissed India for 201 in reply to their first innings total of 298.
"I see this as a chance to show what form I'm in. Obviously, it's a pretty strong attack we've got (when at full strength) and we'll have to see whether I can cement a place in that."
The pacer, who came into the team as a replacement for an injured Matthew Hoggard, said he held a threat every time he ran in to bowl but his swift executions to got him the prized wickets of Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly besides Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Zaheer Khan.
But described his plotting of Indian batting collapse as his best performance in England shirt.
"That's the best I've bowled for a while, and the best-ever in an England shirt. I'm really pleased with how it's coming out, and I'm really happy with the way I bowled all the way through the innings," said Anderson, who picked second five-wicket haul in three Tests. |
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