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The incredible James Anderson and Stuart Broad partnership in Tests

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Stuart Broad & James Anderson's combined numbers in Tests:<br><br>Tests 293<br>Wickets 1090<br>46 times 5 wickets in an innings<br>6 times 10 wickets in a match<br>61603 balls bowled<br><br>Anderson's Test debut 17 years, 2 months & 7 days ago<br>Broad's Test debut 12 years, 7 months & 20 days ago<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/TnntahOavE">pic.twitter.com/TnntahOavE</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1288132231748374529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 28, 2020</a></blockquote>
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When Yuvraj Singh smashed him for 6 sixes in that over. I would never have imagined Stuart Broad getting even 300 test wickets let alone 500, domestic bully or not, for a fast bowler to get 500 test wickets given the volume of cricket that is paid today is a remarkable achievement.
 
Savak said:
When Yuvraj Singh smashed him for 6 sixes in that over. I would never have imagined Stuart Broad getting even 300 test wickets let alone 500, domestic bully or not, for a fast bowler to get 500 test wickets given the volume of cricket that is paid today is a remarkable achievement.
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In broads and Andersons case the volume of cricket is no issue, all they do is play tests, hardly any first class cricket no limited over cricket. Central contracts have really helped, a prime example anderson has played more tests than he has played first class games for lancashire, 80 first class, Brian Statham played 400+ first class games for lancashire hence his England career was far shorter. Conclusion central contracts have really given longevity to players like Cook, Anderson, Broad.
 
MenInG said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Stuart Broad & James Anderson's combined numbers in Tests:<br><br>Tests 293<br>Wickets 1090<br>46 times 5 wickets in an innings<br>6 times 10 wickets in a match<br>61603 balls bowled<br><br>Anderson's Test debut 17 years, 2 months & 7 days ago<br>Broad's Test debut 12 years, 7 months & 20 days ago<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/TnntahOavE">pic.twitter.com/TnntahOavE</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1288132231748374529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 28, 2020</a></blockquote>
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interestingly Broad's first game was as a result of Anderson being dropped
 
Manunited18 said:
In broads and Andersons case the volume of cricket is no issue, all they do is play tests, hardly any first class cricket no limited over cricket. Central contracts have really helped, a prime example anderson has played more tests than he has played first class games for lancashire, 80 first class, Brian Statham played 400+ first class games for lancashire hence his England career was far shorter. Conclusion central contracts have really given longevity to players like Cook, Anderson, Broad.
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Anderson became test specialist at the age of 32-33 which is a time when most fast bowlers if they last that long start specializing in a format anyway. He was playing ODIs regularly till 32-33 which is already more than the age at which >90% of fast bowlers last anyway.

Anderson played similar number of ODIs as Zaheer Khan who 'apparently' didn't pick and choose as per you I guess. Anderson played 90 more ODIs than Dale Steyn who you wouldn't put the same allegation against I bet. Trent Boult and Mitchell Starc have has ~90 ODIs and eventhough they are 6-7 years younger than Anderson, its almost certain thew will fall well short of Anderson's ODI tally.

So you are just making things up by giving the impression that James Anderson didnt play enough of other formats and that is reason for his longevity. In the history of ODI cricket; only 10 more fast bowlers have taken more wickets than him.
 
Manunited18 said:
In broads and Andersons case the volume of cricket is no issue, all they do is play tests, hardly any first class cricket no limited over cricket. Central contracts have really helped, a prime example anderson has played more tests than he has played first class games for lancashire, 80 first class, Brian Statham played 400+ first class games for lancashire hence his England career was far shorter. Conclusion central contracts have really given longevity to players like Cook, Anderson, Broad.
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Maybe but these guys have bowled a lot of overs and to play 150 and 100 test matches is not easy. The PCB could have wrapped someone like Irfan in cotton wool and monitored his workload as much as possible but still would have failed to keep him injury free. These bowlers score 10/10 as far as fitness, endurance and long term quality is concerned. Not many players can maintain such high standards for so long
 
Slog said:
Anderson became test specialist at the age of 32-33 which is a time when most fast bowlers if they last that long start specializing in a format anyway. He was playing ODIs regularly till 32-33 which is already more than the age at which >90% of fast bowlers last anyway.

Anderson played similar number of ODIs as Zaheer Khan who 'apparently' didn't pick and choose as per you I guess. Anderson played 90 more ODIs than Dale Steyn who you wouldn't put the same allegation against I bet. Trent Boult and Mitchell Starc have has ~90 ODIs and eventhough they are 6-7 years younger than Anderson, its almost certain thew will fall well short of Anderson's ODI tally.

So you are just making things up by giving the impression that James Anderson didnt play enough of other formats and that is reason for his longevity. In the history of ODI cricket; only 10 more fast bowlers have taken more wickets than him.
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Even if Anderson is a test specialist, father time waits for no one and test cricket is physically challenging and here is a guy in his late 30's bowling plenty of overs and giving youngsters a run for their money fitness wise.

Wasim Akram by the age of 35-36 had decided that his body could no longer meet the demands of test cricket and he decided to focus only on ODI's in his final 1.5 years in international cricket
 
Slog said:
Anderson became test specialist at the age of 32-33 which is a time when most fast bowlers if they last that long start specializing in a format anyway. He was playing ODIs regularly till 32-33 which is already more than the age at which >90% of fast bowlers last anyway.

Anderson played similar number of ODIs as Zaheer Khan who 'apparently' didn't pick and choose as per you I guess. Anderson played 90 more ODIs than Dale Steyn who you wouldn't put the same allegation against I bet. Trent Boult and Mitchell Starc have has ~90 ODIs and eventhough they are 6-7 years younger than Anderson, its almost certain thew will fall well short of Anderson's ODI tally.

So you are just making things up by giving the impression that James Anderson didnt play enough of other formats and that is reason for his longevity. In the history of ODI cricket; only 10 more fast bowlers have taken more wickets than him.
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I was a regular at lancs championship games and I'm still a member, Anderson never has had to play the rigours of county cricket season in season out followed by test matches in the same season, like i stated b9th broad and Anderson have immensely benefited by central contracts
 
Savak said:
Even if Anderson is a test specialist, father time waits for no one and test cricket is physically challenging and here is a guy in his late 30's bowling plenty of overs and giving youngsters a run for their money fitness wise.

Wasim Akram by the age of 35-36 had decided that his body could no longer meet the demands of test cricket and he decided to focus only on ODI's in his final 1.5 years in international cricket
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We have never experienced the strains and limits the body has to go Through for fast bowling day in day out, so with that quantity of cricket definitely effects quality over time hence bowlers of yesteryear who had to go the rigours of first class cricket and test matches and limited overs who were very fit but could not maintain the longevity because of the body basically just gave up.
 
James Anderson vs Stuart Broad

Both have brilliant record with Duke and good away from 2010. But they are among the leading wicket-takers of the game.

Anderson has slightly better record. But who do you think will end up better?
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sound alike <a href="https://twitter.com/jimmy9?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jimmy9</a> ...</p>— Stuart Broad (@StuartBroad8) <a href="https://twitter.com/StuartBroad8/status/1289473913487933441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
I would say after Warne/Mcgrath, these two are the greatest pair ever, the longevity is criminally under rated, to be able to deliver for the country as long as they have is out of this world, any other international team should envy this quality
 
shaz619 said:
I would say after Warne/Mcgrath, these two are the greatest pair ever, the longevity is criminally under rated, to be able to deliver for the country as long as they have is out of this world, any other international team should envy this quality
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I would say since Warne/ McGrath rather than after Warne/McGrath.
 
shaz619 said:
I would say after Warne/Mcgrath, these two are the greatest pair ever, the longevity is criminally under rated, to be able to deliver for the country as long as they have is out of this world, any other international team should envy this quality
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Lindwall and Miller
Trueman and Statham
Roberts and Holding
Any combination of Marshall, Garner, Holding
Walsh and Ambrose
Donald and Pollock
Wasim and Waqar
McGrath and Gillespie
Steyn and Philander
 
Anderson looking very threatening in the first over of the day. Going to be very tough for our openers. to survive the Anderson-Broad new ball onslaught.
 
While Anderson has looked quite threatening, Broad seems to be having a far less effective morning, or are Pakistani batsmen just handling him very well?
 
Overs 53-60: 8 overs, 7 maidens, 1 wicket, 1 run.

Broad and Anderson suffocating the Pakistani batsmen.
 
England need to move on from Anderson, the guy is 38 and the last thing England want is him breaking down half way through a test
 
Time is over for Anderson. He was lucky he got one wickets all thanks to my thread.

After yesterday's performance, I think A & B pair will again be rotated.
 
Anderson and Broad currently on 1,000 wickets as a Test partnership, one shy of McGrath and Warne's record 1,001.
 
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Anderson and Broad now the leading wicket-taking pair when bowling in Tests together.
 
anderson has taken 100 wickets at 20 since people were writing him off for being old in this thread, this is why you dont throw someone out just cos their old if they're performing still.

at this rate whos to say when he will or wont retire, i hope he keeps going as long as he's performing, he's a freak of a bowler and more power to him.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&#55356;&#57241;️ "We've got a 40-year old and 36-year old setting the standard in the field" <br><br>Ben Stokes said that James Anderson and Stuart Broad are great examples to look up to&#55358;&#56605;<a href="https://t.co/Z1zfvDYANZ">pic.twitter.com/Z1zfvDYANZ</a></p>— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SkyCricket/status/1627305761272365060?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2023</a></blockquote>
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In the age of becoming millionaires overnight these guy stick to the traditional cricket without worrying about franchise leagues. England has 3 exclusive test bowling options in the seam department. They don't bowl in other formats which is a massive advantage.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
In the age of becoming millionaires overnight these guy stick to the traditional cricket without worrying about franchise leagues. England has 3 exclusive test bowling options in the seam department. They don't bowl in other formats which is a massive advantage.
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They both gave up LO at n 2015 after the disastrous WC campaign.
 
15 years ✨
1009 wickets ✨

Stuart Broad and James Anderson
 

England can cope without Anderson & Broad - Labuschagne​


Australia batter Marnus Labuschagne believes England can cope without the experience of seamers James Anderson and Stuart Board in the build-up to next year’s Ashes series.

Anderson, 41, has confirmed the first Test against West Indies at Lord's on 10 July will be his last, while Broad, 37, stood down from England duty against Australia at the Oval last summer.

It means captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum will have lost more than 1,300 wickets and 354 matches of experience.

“I think one thing for English cricket is you've got some really quality young bowlers coming through and that's really exciting,” said Labuschagne.

“I mean the likes of [Matthew] Potts, [Josh] Tongue, Cookie [Sam Cook] from Essex, Ollie [Robinson], there's some good talent and it will be nice to see English bowlers develop over the next few years.

“I think the question that’s always on people's mind is durability and to have the likes of Anderson and Broad just be there, year in year out, bodies always good, getting through Test matches, that’s always the next step.

“I think the skills and ability are there, but it’s a different thing. Jimmy's almost played 200 Test matches, so to have that is very special."

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Marnus Labuschagne: 'England can cope without James Anderson and Stuart Broad'

Australia batter Marnus Labuschagne believes England can cope without the experience of James Anderson and Stuart Board.
www.bbc.com
 
For the first time in 12 years, England is playing a home Test match without 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 when they face West Indies in the 2nd test match of the series at Nottingham starting from tomorrow on July 18th.
 
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