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General Cricket => Players => Topic started by: Johnny on May 15, 2012, 07:43:35 AM

Title: Jimmy Anderson
Post by: Johnny on May 15, 2012, 07:43:35 AM

Really good piece on Jimmy Anderson here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tomfordyce/2012/05/how_jimmy_anderson_became_engl.html

I know a lot of poeple talk about the fact Jimmy isn't good enough to be considered an England great, and that his career stats aren't very impressive, but I din't realise how good his figures are since 2010 - better than Steyn!

Title: Re: Jimmy Anderson
Post by: Buzz on May 15, 2012, 07:55:28 AM

It is clearly show the love to Jimmy day...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/england/9265440/James-Anderson-stands-on-the-threshold-of-Ian-Botham-territory-as-Englands-leading-wicket-taker.html

http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/current/story/564834.html

Title: Re: Jimmy Anderson
Post by: Nickauger on May 15, 2012, 08:04:46 AM

Fordyce does write a very good blog!

Title: Re: Jimmy Anderson
Post by: charlie15 on May 15, 2012, 08:40:52 AM

And too think where he might be had he been nurtured properly and his action hadn't been tinkered with!

Title: Re: Jimmy Anderson
Post by: Manormanic on May 15, 2012, 09:52:05 AM

not convinced he would be that much further on to be honest!

Title: Re: Jimmy Anderson
Post by: charlie15 on May 15, 2012, 09:56:44 AM

I'm not to sure, if he had been able to carry on the way he started and had Fletcher been more eager to put his arm around his shoulder then I think he would have around 50 more wickets.  As for Bob Willis criticing someones action, well.....!