Anderson overkill
JIMMY ANDERSON’S 600.Why the fuss?
The mastery of his art and the longevity are incredible – but what is so traffic-stopping about the number 600?
Cricket loves a statistic like no other sport but it wasn’t as if there was a big hullabaloo when Alastair Cook reached 12,000 Test runs.
If Lancashire’s finest takes another 20 wickets and passes Anil Kumble to stand third on cricket’s all-time Test bowling podium it would be a more appropriate time for street parties.