- ‘Big push with white-ball cricket’ a major issue says fast bowler
- Governing body’s leadership in state of flux at crucial time
Jimmy Anderson wants English cricket to row back on its aggressive push towards the white-ball formats in recent years and has insisted it is now down to the senior players to lift a Test squad that is currently flat after its Ashes humbling.
A trip that began with Anderson believing his final tour of Australia might replace the memories of the 4-0 loss in 2017-18 has moved into a zombified state, with England 3-0 down and the two remaining Tests in Sydney and Hobart now a case of playing for pride and World Test Championship points.