By Peter Hayter
JAMES Anderson has made the extraordinary claim that rookie England opener Haseeb Hameed is already a better batsman than Alastair Cook, their highest Test run-scorer of all time.
England’s leading Test wickettaker was set to play against his friend and former Test skipper in Lancashire’s first County Championship match of the season against Essex at Chelmsford, starting today (Friday), before Cook was ruled out this week with a hip injury.
After a year in which he has been beset by injury, Anderson is desperate to show he should still be at the centre of England...