England were eventually bowled out for 539 in the morning session, with Joe Root making 176 and five wickets falling for 66 runs. England needed good bowling action and James Anderson did it in his very first over which was a historic moment for them. He has become the first fast bowler to take 650 wickets in Tests. At the same time, he is the oldest and first English bowler to touch this stage.
It is worth noting that James Anderson and Stuart Broad did not get a place in the Test team under the captaincy of Root. Ben Stokes had insisted on the return of both of them to the team as soon as he became the captain. Anderson took 5 important wickets in the first match.
If we talk about this match, then all the results are in the form of possible results because New Zealand has taken 7 wickets. But Anderson gave his side a perfect start to their hunt for quicker wickets when he cleaned up visiting captain Tom Latham with the fifth delivery of the innings.
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Latham gave no shot as Anderson roared from round the wicket, watching in horror as the ball hit the middle and off-stumps. The seam of the ball was outside and Latham felt that this ball would go out but it did not happen. That’s why James Anderson is called the King of Swing.
The 39-year-old England’s record wicket-taker has followed in the footsteps of spin greats Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan to become the third bowler in history to reach 650 points. Both Anderson and Stuart Broad bowled brilliantly.
Fans will hope that Anderson stays fit like this and maintains his momentum for a year. 700 Test career wickets is not far from his tally. Right now he will get an opportunity to bowl in Tests against Pakistan, West Indies and India and the art of capitalizing this opportunity is well within this bowler.