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This group has been brilliant: Veteran Jimmy Anderson praises young English bowling attack

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England made a real quick work of the Indian innings on the fourth day of the third Test between the two sides at Headingley, Leeds. After the Indian batting unit had staged a dogged fight on day three losing just two wickets, it seemed like the English bowlers would have to sweat a lot to get to the win, however, it wasn’t the case. James Anderson, the leader of the England bowling pack being it was courtesy of great patience and discipline by his young group. 

The Burnley born made it a point of notice that England are playing without their regulars and are still able to produce such great performances.  “We are missing quite a few bowlers. The likes of Stuart Broad, Jofra [Archer], Chris Wokes, guys who have done a fantastic job throughout the last few years weren’t available and then the guys coming in playing that well, yes it shows a great depth in our bowling group,’ Anderson told in a video uploaded by Sky Cricket on their official Twitter handle. 

“It’s that collective effort that helps you get those wickets. Building pressure at both ends. We were relentless with that yesterday and carried it on today,” added the 39-year-old. 

Praising his fellow bowlers, Anderson went to list how each of the bowlers has been brilliant. This group has been brilliant. Craig Overton has come back in and done a fantastic job for us. Sam Curran got a couple of wickets on the first day so we all are chipping in and I think it’s really important.” he said before lauding the Man of the Match Ollie Robinson, who took seven wickets in the match including a five-wicket haul in the second innings.  

“And obviously, Ollie Robinson today was absolutely unbelievable. He’s been brilliant since he has come into the side and got his rewards today with the five-wicket haul,” Anderson said. 

Anderson, who has 630 wickets in 165 Tests said that he wasn’t expecting such an early end to the game and had prepared for a hard toil on day four. But he was also somewhere sure that if the bowlers bowled in the right channel they were bound to be rewarded. 

“Obviously, India fought back and we expected them to do it. But we knew that if we kept hitting the right lengths and kept bowling in the right areas, there was enough for us to get wickets and we got our rewards this morning,” said the right-arm pacer. 

“We came in thinking that it would be a long day considering the quality of the Indian batting, but we also knew that if we bowled as well as we did yesterday, we will get our rewards for it and thankfully it happened before Lunch,” concluded Anderson, but not before converting that the English bowlers will be going for more wickets in the remaining two Test matches at Oval and Old Trafford respectively.

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