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Prior to England's five-test series against India, James Anderson spoke exclusively to Sky Sports to overcome early setbacks, pursuing Glenn McGrath's record and bowling with Virat Kohli.

Human team for the first test against India. The fallout of Adil Rashid's surprise recall is ongoing on social media with fans and former players rushing to judge, but if it's a selection that should have everyone in the cricket community English then someone forgot to tell James Anderson

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The record of & # 39; England's wicket-taker test is a picture of calm and relaxation as he strolls across the Old Trafford grounds towards the former pavilion and the end named in his honor for this interview.

"Yeah, it's a bit of a surprise," he says, when asked about the inclusion of the leg-spinner. "But seeing him play cricket at the white ball lately, he's one of the best spinners in the world and we obviously want the best eleven English on this field to play Test cricket for England. , then I imagine that it was for that it was selected.

Others will debate what selection means for county cricket and the effects of the game. Anderson is happy to let them in. After six weeks, he focuses on his own comeback, having made two exits for Lancashire, first in a second game of the XI and then the defeat of the Championship in Yorkshire last week, unharmed, he is ready to return to international action.

rest his troublesome shoulder, he was also able to thoroughly prepare for another exhausting series of five tries; scarcity given the busy schedules in the cricke

It's as good as it has been for a long time. I have not suffered for a while, I have played a few games and I have not felt anything, so I am really positive about what it does.

James Anderson on his shoulder problem

"It was a chance," he says. "You do not have a lot of time to have a pre-season, especially in the middle of the summer, to take a break and accumulate up to five test matches in six weeks." Brutal to have this time to focus on my fitness, to have my right shoulder, I've also done a lot of bowling so I feel really good. I just hope that I am in a good enough place to get through these five test matches. "

England will certainly be hoping too, as they take first place in the world rankings after winning only one of their last nine tests. But the suggestions they might seek to make resting their fast bowling players at different stages of the series shows that they can not take it for granted.

When he had to pass all five events, there is every chance Anderson can finish the summer with more test wickets than any seam in the game's history. The Lancastrian has 540 in his name and is just 23 shy of Glenn McGrath's record.

Anderson is now just 23 shy of Glenn McGrath's 563 wickets test Anderson is now just 23 shy of Glenn McGrath's 563 wickets test for a crimper — Anderson has now claimed 540 test match wickets