Anderson returns to site of harshest lesson England fast bowler will play a crucial role in Sri Lanka after learning control since early struggle in harsh conditions

Amid the debris of England's five defeats from six Tests against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates in 2012 and 2015, Anderson averaged 20.5 and yielded just 2.1 an over. While his record is far inferior outside England - a bowling average of 32.1 compared to 23.8 - this is a combination of h...

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Published inDaily telegraph (London, England : 1969)
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London (UK) Daily Telegraph 05.01.2021
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Olympic games
Asia
Sri Lanka
England
India
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Summary:Amid the debris of England's five defeats from six Tests against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates in 2012 and 2015, Anderson averaged 20.5 and yielded just 2.1 an over. While his record is far inferior outside England - a bowling average of 32.1 compared to 23.8 - this is a combination of his own rarefied standards at home, and poor early performances away, rather than his own failings. Since 2010, Anderson has averaged 28.3 away; in Asia in this time that falls to 27.7. When Anderson is finally free of questions about when he will retire, highlights reels of his career will be dominated by his feats at home and in Australia a decade ago.
ISSN:0307-1235