James Anderson’s wife is angry with him (Photo- Daniella Llyod Anderson/ Instagram)
England veteran fast bowler James Anderson retired from international cricket after the Lord’s Test match played against West Indies in 2024. His performance was very good in Test cricket and he took 704 wickets in 188 matches. He is the third highest wicket -taking bowler in this format. There was a continuous debate about his retirement and now the legendary player has recently given a big statement about his retirement. Anderson said that his wife Daniella Lloyd was unhappy that he retired from cricket as he believed that he could still perform a bang in international cricket.
Anderson’s wife is still angry
James Anderson told The Times, ‘I was bowling very well and my body was also in a good shape. My eyes were on the Ashes series. No matter what sports, young players should also be given a chance, but at the same time you also need an experienced player. They kept involving me in the team. He told me that as long as I am fit and doing well, I have a place in my team and that is why he will include me in the team but then he changed his mind. I also understood his point and I was not angry but my wife is very angry with it. She is still angry but the same thing is that she has been my biggest supporter.
The experienced player further said, ‘Last year I had retired from international cricket but I did not agree. In April, I met my captain, coach and director of England cricket team and told me that now I should think on the other side so that young players are included in the team for Ashes. He wanted to include me in the team as a coach or mentor but I wanted to play because I felt that cricket is still left inside my body. This is the reason why I spoke to Lancasher Cricket Club and they included me in the team.
James Anderson figures
Talking about the data in James Anderson’s Test cricket, he has taken 704 wickets in 188 matches. He has 32 wickets halls in his name while he has also taken 10 wickets halls 3 times. For England, he has played 194 ODIs in which experienced players have taken 269 wickets. In T20, he has 18 wickets at an average of 30.66 in 19 matches.
