Veteran England fast bowler James Anderson says he will not be at his best in the ongoing Ashes if pitches like the “kryptonite” lifeless pitch at Edgbaston continue to emerge in the series.
James Anderson said – “If all Ashes pitches are like Edgbaston as I did in the Ashes series. That pitch was like kryptonite to me. There was not much swing, no reverse swing, no seam bounce, no There was no movement and no momentum.” , (on the Edgbaston pitch in the first Ashes)#Ashes2023 pic.twitter.com/fqQBldgENj— Aman Awasthi (@AwasiAman17) 23 June 2023
Ahead of the start of the much-anticipated series, captain Ben Stokes called for a “flat, fast wicket” for the Ashes. But the pitch at Edgbaston drew some criticism from fast bowler Stuart Broad, who described it as “useless” and one of the slowest pitches he had seen in England.
Now Anderson, who had figures of 1-109 in the Ashes opener, has joined Broad in criticizing the slow nature of the Edgbaston pitch and not providing enough help to the fast bowlers. “That pitch was like kryptonite to me. It didn’t have much swing, no reverse swing, no seam movement, no bounce and no pace.”
“I’ve tried to hone my skills over the years so that I can bowl in any conditions but no matter what I try, I feel like I’m fighting an uphill battle. It’s a long series And hopefully I can contribute at some point.” But if all pitches stay like this I will be finished in the Ashes series,” Anderson wrote in his column for The Daily Telegraph on Friday.
The veteran fast bowler is now focused on being at his best for the second Ashes Test starting at Lord’s on June 28.
“I know I wasn’t at the top of my game this week. It wasn’t my best performance. I know I have a lot more to give and contribute to the team. I want to make up for it at Lord’s And that’s all I can do.” Come on Sunday and prepare to play.”
Despite playing ultra-aggressively, England are now 1-0 down after a two-wicket defeat to Australia in a thrilling series opener at Edgbaston with four matches still to play in the Ashes. Anderson felt there were a lot of positives for England in the second Test.
“After the fourth day, Brendon McCullum said, ‘We would have already won regardless of the result because of people’s reaction to the way we played, and the fact that we stuck to our style.’ Won the Ashes after all the hype.”
“The first morning felt different to the games we’ve played in the last 12 months. There was more tension, more pressure, but once we got into it we played just like we’ve been playing for the last 12 months and Ben and Brendan were proud of him.”
“It seems like the way we’re playing is working. Obviously, we know we want to win, and we’ll be judged based on the result, but as a team, it’s good That we are evaluating ourselves on the basis of our performance.”
He said, “We played brilliant cricket for four and three-quarter days; it’s just that Australia managed to win. Even Pat Cummins said he was not sure which team played better cricket.” Played. We know who did all the running.” concluded.