"Trying to figure out if...": James Anderson issues colossal update on future with England

England National Cricket Team bowling legend James Anderson has provided a massive update on his future with the English team months after his retirement from international cricket.

James Anderson had confirmed his retirement from international cricket in May 2024 and featured in his last-ever Test match for England in July against West Indies at Lord's.

At that time, it was reported that Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum wanted to move forward and groom new pacers with the upcoming Ashes series in mind, hence, they asked the pacer to retire.

After his retirement, Anderson continued to stay with the team for the rest of the series against West Indies as a bowling mentor and he is currently doing the same job in the ongoing Test series against Sri Lanka at home.

With England being involved in white-ball cricket after the conclusion of the Sri Lanka Test series and no Test cricket till October, there were question marks over James Anderson's future with the side.

However, the pace-bowling legend has now revealed that he will continue his role as coach/mentor when England tour Pakistan and New Zealand this winter.

“At the minute, I’m due to go to Pakistan and New Zealand in the winter" - James Anderson

Speaking to Sky Sports, Anderson also said that he is unaware of his future with England post-Pakistan and New Zealand series as he is still trying to figure out.

“At the minute, I’m due to go to Pakistan and New Zealand in the winter,” he said. “Then nothing concrete after that.

“I’m very new to this, I’m still learning as we go. It’s partly me trying to figure out if this is where I want to go with the next stage of my career and also for them to figure out if I’m any good at it.”

James Anderson was recently seen sharing his knowledge with the 20-year-old 6ft 7ins left-arm pacer Josh Hull, who made his debut in the third Test against Sri Lanka. Talking about this, ECB boss Rob Key stated that James Anderson has taken to coaching quite well and they are glad to have him involved.

“There was a great moment at Lord's where you saw Josh Hull bowling in the middle and Jimmy standing at the top of his mark,” Key told Test Match Special. “You think how good this is - all of that knowledge, you don't want to lose that. He is able to pass it on.

"Jimmy is not always the most outgoing, but he has really taken to coaching. It would be great to have Jimmy in Pakistan, the same in New Zealand and who knows going forward. Jimmy has a few itches to scratch along the way but it is great to have him involved with us."

Meanwhile, recently, Anderson floated the idea of making a comeback to franchise cricket despite his last T20 appearance coming in the 2014 NatWest Blast final for Lancashire. The 42-year-old stated that he still has "something to offer" as a bowler and can play franchise cricket.