- Jimmy Anderson bowed out of Check cricket with a win over West Indies on Friday
- He’s set to mentor England’s subsequent crop of bowlers over the remainder of the summer season
- Ben Stokes desires Anderson to develop into England’s official fast-bowling coach
Ben Stokes desires Jimmy Anderson to journey to Australia subsequent yr as England search to show their best seamer into their new fast-bowling coach.
Anderson will stay within the dressing-room for the remainder of the summer season after he marked his closing Check, an innings victory over West Indies at Lord’s, with 4 extra wickets to complete with a complete of 704 – behind solely Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne.
Requested whether or not Anderson would possibly flip his mentoring function right into a extra formal place by the point England try and regain the Ashes in late 2025, Stokes replied: ‘Yeah, undoubtedly. That’s why we’re asking him to remain round.
‘If he’s received the will to assist bowlers progress like he did together with his personal profession, actually I can’t consider a greater individual to in a position to affect all of the quick bowlers. I’m actually excited to see how that goes.’
Anderson mentioned: ‘I’m undoubtedly not going to inform somebody learn how to bowl. I’ll be a sounding board – I’ll be there in the event that they want me.
Ben Stokes (left) desires Jimmy Anderson (proper) to develop into England’s fast-bowling coach
Anderson performed his closing Check on Friday and can now act as a mentor to England’s bowlers
‘I’ll watch each ball they bowl and attempt to assist them as a lot as I can.’
England’s lead fast-bowling coach is the previous Durham seamer Neil Killeen, although his involvement with the Check facet has been restricted.
