{"id":452392,"date":"2024-05-14T07:39:56","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T07:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/05\/14\/hope-james-anderson-gets-a-fantastic-end-at-lords-robert-key-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-05-14T07:39:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T07:39:56","slug":"hope-james-anderson-gets-a-fantastic-end-at-lords-robert-key-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/05\/14\/hope-james-anderson-gets-a-fantastic-end-at-lords-robert-key-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Hope James Anderson gets a fantastic end at Lord&#8217;s: Robert Key | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-110109633,imgsize-29984.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: <!-- -->Robert Key<!-- -->, managing director of England&#8217;s cricket team, stated that pace bowler <!-- -->James Anderson<!-- -->&#8216;s choice to end his 21-year illustrious career was the right one as the nation looks to assemble a team for the future.<br \/>Anderson declared on Saturday that he would be leaving <!-- -->Test cricket<!-- --> after the July first game of the series against the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/west-indies\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">West Indies<\/a> at <!-- -->Lord&#8217;s<!-- -->.<br \/>Just two weeks shy of turning forty-two, Anderson will play his final Test match at Lord&#8217;s, where he made his England debut in 2003.<br \/>His 700 Test wickets are second only to the all-time records of Australia&#8217;s <!-- -->Shane Warne<!-- --> (708), and Sri Lankan spinner <!-- -->Muttiah Muralitharan<!-- --> (800).<br \/>&#8220;We said &#8216;we think it&#8217;s time for us to move on, that we have to start looking towards the future&#8217;,&#8221; Key told the BBC Test Match Special County Cricket podcast.<br \/>&#8220;This is the right decision and this is the right time. 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