James Anderson sheds light on England’s likely bowling strategy during Test series versus India

England’s veteran pacer James Anderson is set to embark on yet another India tour. The right-arm pacer was part of the touring party when England the series in India in 2012. Alastair Cook and his side are the last team to win a Test series in India.

At the age of 41, many feel this is the end of the road for Anderson. With 690 test wickets, Anderson has revealed he still has a lot of cricket left in him. During England’s last tour of India, Anderson played a key role in the first Test win in Chennai.

With the first Test set to start in a week, the focus is on English bowling. Apart from Jack Leach, the rest of the spin department is set to tour for the first time. Even the pace bowling department looks bare after the retirement of Stuart Broad.

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Ahead of the first Test in Hyderabad, veteran pacer James Anderson spoke to the media. The 41-year-old has said that he will play the mentor role during the nearly two-month-long tour.

“That has been my role over the recent past anyway is stepping into that mentoring role as a senior figure. I have a duty to pass on information to people,” he said. During the last tour, Anderson bowled a memorable spell during the final day of the first Test. That saw Joe Root and his side win the test despite Kohli’s 50.

“Reverse swing will play a big part. There might be occasions where we don’t open with a seamer. We might open with two spinners. Your role changes a huge amount then, you come on the third or fourth change with set batters in. This is the challenge of playing in India,” he added.

James Anderson made these comments in an exclusive chat with newspaper The Telegraph. There is one issue which has been constantly spoke about in the recent past. It is about Anderson’s eventual retirement from the game as he will turn 42 later this year. After the retirement of Broad, the onus is now on Anderson to deliver the goods.

Addressing this the English pacer said, “I Still feel that I have got a lot to offer to this team. I would not still be doing what I’m doing if I didn’t feel like that”. With just 10 wickets away from 700 Test wickets, James Anderson is on his way to joining a select club.