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The veteran England pacer and bowling great, James Anderson has expressed his feeling to play more Test cricket for his country. He said that he is still hungry to play Test cricket for England. However, the 40-year-old hasn’t lived up to the expectations in the ongoing Ashes 2023 against Australia as he has scalped only four wickets in the series so far.
This ‘hunger’ statement from James Anderson put him in the cross-hairs of some trolls on social media. Fans took to Twitter and came up with hilarious reactions to the veteran pacer’s statement after poor performances in the ongoing Ashes 2023 against Australia.
Here’s how fans reacted:
But england dont have
— memes_hallabol (@memes_hallabol) July 26, 2023
Meanwhile England: pic.twitter.com/l2Ky7e6mFA
— Pratham (@JainnSaab) July 26, 2023
Too much hunger is not good. Let young guns come in.
— Lalit Jha (@lal1tjha) July 26, 2023
Evergreen immortal eternal legend
— Satya P Singh(spbtctrade) (@spsinghweb) July 26, 2023
He has too much hunger.
— Saikat Ghosh (@Ghosh_Analysis) July 26, 2023
40 years old 🫡#Respect
He should take pakistani citizenship.. he can still play from emerging shaheens pakistan team
— Rainbow Salt (@Rainbowsalts91) July 26, 2023
He should have an early dinner and retire. Well played.
— Valyou Investing (@ValyouInvesting) July 26, 2023
I don't think the selectors share the same hunger.
— crazy monk (@HoneyGma) July 26, 2023
And it doesn't matter if I take wickets or not,but hunger is there........ 😂
— c b pareek (@superstarjsr) July 26, 2023
Just to take 11 more wickets to complete 700
— StatisticalUnicorn (@StatsUnicorn) July 26, 2023
Or hunger to reach 700 wickets 🤨
— UnBhakt (@VamosBangalore) July 26, 2023
Bas kar Bhai, auron ko mauka do. If he is not able to take wickets in home conditions then he should retire with grace till some cricket is left.
— Ritesh Pandey🇮🇳 (@itsiritesh) July 26, 2023
Anderson wrote about his future plans in Test cricket for England. Apart from this, he had interactions with coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes.
“I have certainly not had the returns I would have liked in this series. Everyone goes through a lean patch, but you just do not want it to be in the most high-profile series we play. I keep talking to the coach and captain. They want me around, so as long as I am still hungry, want to put in the work, I will keep trying to give my best for the team,” wrote Anderson in his column for the Daily Telegraph.
“That is exactly where I am at the minute. I love playing Test cricket as much as I ever have and this is my favourite period as an England cricketer. If I was bowling horrendously, with my pace down and hobbling around in the field, I might be thinking differently. But the hunger is still there. I feel like I am bowling well, that I can still offer something to the team,” he added.
Now, James Anderson will be in action with England in the upcoming fifth Ashes 2023 Test against Australia. Both teams will play this match at the Kennington Oval in London from Thursday, the 27th of July.