James Anderson has now put his exit in the hands of other people: Ottis Gibson

Despite having a substandard Ashes 2023, veteran England pacer James Anderson has made it clear that he is not yet ready to walk away from international cricket. Notably, the 41-year-old has represented England in 183 Test matches, picking up 690 wickets in the process and is still one of the best in the business. However, after Stuart Broad announced his retirement, there were certain doubts about Anderson’s future, but the ace pacer himself clarified his decision to continue in the longest format of the game.

Meanwhile, talking about Anderson’s exit from international cricket, former England bowling coach Ottis Gibson mentioned that the pacer has probably left the decision to the selectors. He added saying that it would have been ideal if both Broad and Anderson would have walked away together, but that eventually didn’t happen.

“It’s just my opinion, but Jimmy has now put his exit in the hands of other people. He’s not had the best series. They could have walked off together (Anderson and Broad). Fantastic, great careers,” Gibson said to Yorkshire Post in an interview.

“It’s only a year ago he was left out of the tour to the Caribbean, and I know how hurt he was at that. Again, it’s just my opinion, but I feel like he’s put himself now at the mercy of other people when it comes to his exit from the game,” the former cricketer concluded.

I have a lot to offer the team going to somewhere like India: Anderson

Speaking about his future, Anderson mentioned that he could prove to be very valuable for the team in their upcoming red-ball assignment against India, which is slated to begin on January 25. The cricketer also admitted saying that he didn’t have a good season with the ball but will be aiming to get better in the coming times.

“The chats I have had with England, I have said I have not contributed the way I wanted to in this series on the field. But I feel like I have a lot to offer the team going to somewhere like India in the New Year. I will keep myself in good nick for the next few months, then in October I will start turning my arm over again and get the bowling back up to scratch because it has been a bit off this summer, then look forward to next year,” Anderson wrote in his column for The Telegraph.