James Anderson ‘praying’ for England recall after being ignored for WI tour: Just wish to preserve bowling

Veteran England pacer James Anderson, who has taken 640 Test wickets, has stated that he’s hoping to win again his place within the Test squad.

James Anderson ‘praying’ for England recall after being dropped from Test squad (Reuters Photo)

HIGHLIGHTSAnderson is ‘praying’ for England recall after being dropped from Test squadI have nonetheless bought the starvation and keenness to play for England: James AndersonJames Anderson missed out on choice for the Test collection towards West Indies

England pacer James Anderson has damaged his silence on the West Indies tour snub and stated that he’s hoping that he’ll win again his place within the Test squad. Anderson expressed his frustration over the five-minute cellphone name he acquired from the England board informing him about his ouster from the Test facet.

The veteran pacer additionally identified that the upcoming director and head coach of the workforce ought to conduct an in depth dialogue earlier than making additional choices. Eight gamers – Anderson, Dom Bess, Sam Billings, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Haseeb Hameed, and Dawid Malan – who featured within the latest Ashes collection, have missed out on choice for the Test collection towards West Indies.

“I’m praying this isn’t the end. I’ve got one more go at digging deep. I’ve got a lot left to offer – I’ve still got the hunger and passion to play. It was a shock and a disappointment to get that call, but having processed it, it’s important I try to focus on the stuff I can control and that’s showing people what I can do with the ball in my hand,” Anderson stated on the Tailenders Podcast, as reported by ICC.

“There is likely to be a new director of cricket and new head coach so I just hope that whatever decision is made, it is talked about in the way that it should be. Another frustration for me is that it was just a five-minute phone call it doesn’t really clear much up for you,” Anderson further said, as quoted by the Guardian.

Earlier on Thursday, England captain Joe Root insisted that both pacers are “obviously disappointed” however assured that it isn’t the “end for them.”

“I’ve spoken to Stuart and Jimmy and they’re obviously disappointed, angry, and Stuart in particular has voiced that quite publicly. And you’d expect that. I’ve got a huge amount of respect for both of them. At no point it’s been made very clear no one is saying this is the end for them,” Root stated, as quoted by the Guardian.

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