THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES, JIMMY

MARK BUTCHER
Mark Butcher looks back on one of the all-time great careers

Stuart Broad’s hot streaks are the stuff of legend, and I can recall them instantly.
That’s not really been the case for Jimmy Anderson. Of course there are standout moments – such as the famous delivery to Michael Clarke at Trent Bridge in 2013 when he pointed at the demolished stumps after cleaning up Australia’s captain with a beauty – but he’s been a different kind of asset to his captains.
They’ve been able to plug him in at one end and let him get to work. He would build pressure and get out the best players, w...

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