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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ali Martin at Lord's

Jimmy Anderson feels fresh at 40 and ready to lead attack against South Africa

Jimmy Anderson bowls at Lord’s in preparation for the first Test against South Africa as Stuart Broad watches on.
Jimmy Anderson bowls at Lord’s in preparation for the first Test against South Africa as Stuart Broad watches on. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

Jimmy Anderson believes he is the last of his kind – a 40-year-old seamer heading into a Test at Lord’s – as the next generation of quicks around the world become increasingly drawn to the high-pay, low-workload lifestyle of Twenty20 cricket.

Speaking before the three-match series between England’s rejuvenated side and the current leaders in the World Test Championship, one that starts ton Wednesday, Anderson tipped only Stuart Broad, four years his junior, to go on as long as he has.

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