Former England pacer James Anderson is already aiming to foray into another format after having retired just last month. The veteran pacer has revealed his ambitions to play the shortest format of the game, something that the veteran hasn’t done much in his career. On a podcast with ‘The Final Word’, Anderson said that he was keen to “give something back” to Lancashire in a playing capacity next summer – and possibly beyond.
James Anderson to now head to T20s?
Keeping in mind his role as a mentor with the England cricket team, Anderson said that he could consider entering T20s in the future. He revealed that he is inspired to do so after watching bowlers execute to perfection with the new ball in The Hundred.
“I feel there is something there, that I still want to play a little bit more. I watch the Hundred and see the ball swinging around in the first 20 balls and I think: ‘I can do that, I can still do that’. I don’t know if that is a viable option, to maybe see if I could do a job in white-ball cricket. Franchise cricket is something I’ve never done,” James Anderson said.
The SA20 and the Big Bash League (BBL) are the perfect options for the former England pacer, should he decide to look outside the country for franchise cricket. It is also quite clear that James Anderson intends to stay with the England team for the rest of the year to mentor the side’s pacers.
At 42 years of age, James Anderson believes he can still continue to play, noting that his body at no stage is feeling that old. He stated that playing domestic cricket was not off the table, adding that he wasn’t sure though about how many people wanted to watch the aged cricketer.
The ace speedster signed off from the game with 704 Test wickets from 188 games and received an apt farewell at the Lord’s – the ‘home of cricket’.
