“[Atkinson] “He seems to rise to every challenge that comes his way,” Anderson said. “Brydon was outstanding… Bowling 90 mph in that series, pretty consistently, was an incredible effort. He was accurate, he bowled good short stuff when we needed him to, and he bowls balls that take wickets, and that’s what we’re looking for. , as a bowling group.
“At all times he has been on the visiting Ashes selector’s radar… He seems to have all the attributes to do well there. He has been given hours, breaks and he is right, and he has talents and he can bat. He is scoring a lot of areas with confidence, you can maintain your compatibility and gain a lot of self-confidence from how you launched the alternative past.”
England are without Mark Wood in Pakistan due to his elbow injury, while they still hope Jofra Archer can return to Test cricket next year after a three-year absence. Archer has spent most of that time sidelined with back and elbow problems, but has gradually increased his workload over the past six months and still has ambitions to play in all formats.
“The record is not endless, but it seems irresistible and growing,” Anderson said. “They have given us people like Woody and Jofra. [to come back in] but also Olly Stone and Josh Tongue. It looks like there are a lot of guys on the way, Josh Hull too, who we hope has been given the right date.
“It looks like there are options there. It’s really exciting for an England group at the moment, thinking about what we have ahead of us with India next summer, then Australia and then over the next three years.”
Anderson’s involvement with England’s fast bowlers is formally as a professional coach to his coolness. Check out tours to Pakistan and unspoilt Zealand, along with your long-term date with the hidden team. It left open the opportunity to expand his position even further in the order, probably along with the excursion to the Ashes of the nearest ice.
“I’m really enjoying it,” Anderson said. “We have an amazing group of coaches who have been a huge help. I haven’t officially done this job before, but I feel like it’s not too far from where I was for the last few years of my career: trying to be there for the bowlers, Help them as much as possible, contribute ideas when we’re on the field. It’s been great…so far, so good.”
“I don’t work full time in England, I’m a consultant,” Anderson mentioned. “I was still in touch with the bowlers and in the end, it didn’t really matter that I wasn’t here. I thought we played very well… The last few tours I did, we didn’t have a bowling coach. And it’s good that the guys take some responsibility.”
