England vs India 2018: James Anderson Completes His 100 Wickets at Lord's

James Anderson and England surfaces turned out to be a misery for India. In the pivotal five-matches series between India and England, Anderson is continuously producing a threat for Indian batters. Besides this, he also tops the charts of most wickets at Lord’s in London while bagging 100 wickets at such iconic venue.

Apart from getting the 22nd five-for in the second match, Anderson also completed his 550 Test wickets during the ongoing Lord’s Test. He is the only second bowler after Glenn McGrath – to achieve such milestone.

100th victim of James Anderson:

Murali Vijay became the 100th victim of English pacer Anderson. Overall, he grabs the fourth position of most wickets in a single venue just after Muttiah Muralitharan who settled with the first three slots.

Ace off-spinner Muralitharan’s 800 Test victims included 100 in Galle, Kandy and at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SCC) in Colombo.

Spearhead Anderson dismissed Vijay for the seventh time in Tests, most for any bowler against the Indian opener. At the lunch of day in the second Test.

England announced declaration after reaching at a total of 396 for the loss of seven wickets.

Chris Woakes‘ prowess with the bat as well as he scored his unbeaten maiden Test ton. He extended his overnight score of 120 to unbeaten 137 not out.

England Vs India: James Anderson removed both the openers:

Once again, rain spoiled the party ay Lord’s as it brought another halt into play. Umpires decided to take an early lunch following the wet outfield. Before the lunch, India was on 17 for the loss of two wickets.

Once again, Anderson dismissed both the opening batsmen.

Vijay was the first wicket to fall as he got a faint edge that settled into the gloves of Jonny Bairstow. KL Rahul was the second man to go as Anderson trapped him in front of the wickets.