James
Anderson, veteran England pacer, said it was a “shock” and a “disappointment”
to get dropped from the England Test team for the West Indies series. In a shocking
move, Anderson and his fellow veteran pacer Stuart Broad were dropped from the
national team by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in order to groom
young talent.

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39-year-old
Anderson now hopes that this is not the end of his career. The pacer with
maximum Test wickets (640) in international cricket is hoping to win back his place in the Test squad.

“I’m
praying this isn’t the end. I’ve got one more go at digging deep. I’ve got a
lot left to offer – I’ve still got the hunger and passion to play. It was a
shock and a disappointment to get that call but having processed it, it’s
important I try to focus on the stuff I can control and that’s showing people
what I can do with the ball in my hand,” Anderson said on the Tailenders
Podcast, as reported by ICC.

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“There
is likely to be a new director of cricket and new head coach so I just hope
that whatever decision is made, it is talked about in the way that it should
be. Another frustration for me is that it was just a five-minute phone call –
it doesn’t really clear much up for you,” Anderson further said, as quoted
by the Guardian.

Earlier
on Thursday, England Test skipper Joe Root said that both bowlers are
“obviously disappointed” but assured that it is not the “end for them.”

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“I’ve
spoken to Stuart and Jimmy and they’re obviously disappointed, angry, and
Stuart in particular has voiced that quite publicly. And you’d expect that.
I’ve got a huge amount of respect for both of them. At no point – it’s been
made very clear – no one is saying this is the end for them,” Root said, as
quoted by the Guardian.

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Anderson
and Broad were overlooked after England lost the Ashes series 4-0. Both pacers
looked blunt Down Under.