Ashes LIVE: James Anderson overtakes Steve Waugh & Ricky Ponting- England pace legend is now the most Test player after cricket’s all-time superstar Sachin Tendulkar. He is playing his 169th Test at Sydney Cricket Ground while Ponting & Waugh had played 168 Tests respectively. Now, James Anderson is only behind Sachin Tendulkar’s record of playing 200 Test matches. Follow Ashes LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
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Most Test Matches:
- 200 Sachin Tendulkar
- 169* James Anderson
- 168 Steve Waugh
& Ricky Ponting - 166 Jacques Kallis
- 164 Rahul Dravid & Shivnarine Chanderpaul
- 161 Alastair Cook
- 156 Allan Border
- 151* Stuart Broad
Most Tests as England captain:
60* Joe Root
59 Alastair Cook
54 Mike Atherton
51 Michael Vaughan
50 Andrew StraussEngland’s last Test win in Australia was at the SCG in January 2011#Ashes #AUSvENG 🏴
— Fox Sports Lab (@FoxSportsLab) January 4, 2022
James Anderson’s special record in Test cricket:
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Muralitharan (ICC/SL) | 1992-2010 | 133 | 230 | 44039 | 18180 | 800 | 9/51 | 16/220 | 22.72 | 2.47 | 55.0 | 67 | 22 |
| SK Warne (AUS) | 1992-2007 | 145 | 273 | 40705 | 17995 | 708 | 8/71 | 12/128 | 25.41 | 2.65 | 57.4 | 37 | 10 |
| JM Anderson (ENG) | 2003-2022 | 169* | 313 | 36148 | 16926 | 639 | 7/42 | 11/71 | 26.48 | 2.80 | 56.5 | 31 | 3 |
| A Kumble (INDIA) | 1990-2008 | 132 | 236 | 40850 | 18355 | 619 | 10/74 | 14/149 | 29.65 | 2.69 | 65.9 | 35 | 8 |
| GD McGrath (AUS) | 1993-2007 | 124 | 243 | 29248 | 12186 | 563 | 8/24 | 10/27 | 21.64 | 2.49 | 51.9 | 29 | 3 |
Ashes LIVE: Joe Root most capped England captain
England captain Joe Root has become most capped Test captain for England despite being criticised for Ashes failure. He went past Alastair Cook who had represented England in 59 Tests. Now, he has also equalled India’s MS Dhoni who led his team in 60 Tests. South Africa’s Graeme Smith is the only skipper to lead a team in over 100 Tests.
Most Tests as England captain:
- 60* Joe Root
- 59 Alastair Cook
- 54 Mike Atherton
- 51 Michael Vaughan
- 50 Andrew Strauss
England’s last Test win in Australia was at the SCG in January 2011
Most Tests as England captain:
60* Joe Root
59 Alastair Cook
54 Mike Atherton
51 Michael Vaughan
50 Andrew StraussEngland’s last Test win in Australia was at the SCG in January 2011#Ashes #AUSvENG 🏴
— Fox Sports Lab (@FoxSportsLab) January 4, 2022
| Player | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | Draw | W/L | %W | %L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC Smith (ICC/SA) | 2003-2014 | 109 | 53 | 29 | 0 | 27 | 1.82 | 48.62 | 26.6 |
| AR Border (AUS) | 1984-1994 | 93 | 32 | 22 | 1 | 38 | 1.45 | 34.4 | 23.65 |
| SP Fleming (NZ) | 1997-2006 | 80 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 25 | 1.03 | 35 | 33.75 |
| RT Ponting (AUS) | 2004-2010 | 77 | 48 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 3.00 | 62.33 | 20.77 |
| CH Lloyd (WI) | 1974-1985 | 74 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 26 | 3.00 | 48.64 | 16.21 |
| V Kohli (INDIA) | 2014-2021 | 67 | 40 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 2.50 | 59.7 | 23.88 |
| MS Dhoni (INDIA) | 2008-2014 | 60 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 1.50 | 45 | 30 |
| JE Root (ENG) | 2017-2022 | 60* | 27 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 1.12 | 45 | 40 |
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