Anderson’s six leads Pak rout
Aug. 1: James Anderson took ten wickets in a Test for the first time as England beat Pakistan by a crushing 354 runs in their series opener at Trent Bridge here on Sunday.
Pakistan were dismissed for just 80 — their lowest Test total against England, replacing the 87 they made at Lord’s back in 1954 — before lunch on the fourth day. They had been set a fourth innings target of 435 for victory that would have been a new world record had they acheived it.
But they got nowhere near, with swing specialist Anderson taking 6/17 in 15 overs, including 5/10 in 45 balls on Sunday, to add to his first innings 5/54.
That gave Anderson his best match haul of 11/71 in his 49-Test career, beating the 9/98 he took against New Zealand on this ground two years ago. “It generally swings here, which helps my game, and it certainly helped this week,” Anderson told Sky Sports. “You do want to make the most of it because it doesn’t always go your way.”
Danish Kaneria (16 not out) and opener Imran Farhat (15) were the only Pakistan batsmen to make double-figure scores in an innings where the last seven wickets fell for 65 runs in 22 overs on Sunday.
Pakistan resumed on 15/3 and with England again using the helpful, overcast conditions, it wasn’t long before they were 37/5, Farhat edging Anderson to Strauss at first slip before Umar Akmal was leg before.
Scores: England 354 & 262/9 decl. (Prior 102 n.o.; Gul 3/41) bt Pakistan 182 & 80 (Farhat 15; Anderson 6/17).
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