ENG vs WI: England's playing-11 announced for Lord's Test, two players to make debut; Does Anderson have any regrets?
England Playing XI for Lord's Test vs West Indies cricket team: England has announced its playing eleven for the first Test match against West Indies. England cricket team: This is the farewell match of legendary fast bowler James Anderson.
Ankush Pandey
The England vs. West Indies Test series is going to start on Wednesday (10 July). The first match is to be played at Lord's. Host England has announced its playing eleven for the Lord's Test. This is the farewell match for legendary fast bowler James Anderson. He had informed me about his retirement from international cricket in May itself. England has given two players a chance to make their Test debut in Anderson's farewell match. Fast bowler Gus Atkinson and wicketkeeper Jamie Smith will make their debuts on Wednesday. Atkinson has played 9 ODIs and three T20 internationals. Smith has played two ODIs for England.
All-rounder Chris Woakes returns
Dan Lawrence, Dillon Pennington, and Matthew Potts did not make it to the playing XI. All-rounder Chris Woakes has returned. Woakes will play his first Test for England since being named Player of the Series in the drawn Ashes series last year. He took a break from cricket after the death of his father earlier this year. Off-spinner Shoaib Bashir, who will debut in February 2024, will play his first Test match in England. He took 17 wickets in three matches on his first tour of India. 20-year-old Bashir was born four months after Anderson made his Test debut in 2003.
Does Anderson have any regrets?
41-year-old Anderson has had a great career. He has no regrets. Before the last match, he said, "After taking seven wickets last week, I still feel that I am bowling as well as before. However, I know that this series had to end sometime. Whether it is now, after a year or two years, the fact is that it is going to happen now, and I have to accept it."
He further said, "I have no regrets. I have played 100 matches with white and red balls for England. I have played longer than many people. Many people have played so many matches.
England's playing XI for the first Test against West Indies:
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, and James Anderson
