James Anderson created history in the Ashes by taking 4 wickets against Australia, did the feat for the 13th time
Ashes 2021: At present, the third Test match of the Ashes is being played between Australia and England. Even after losing the last two matches, England’s performance in this match has also been disappointing and Australia has tightened the noose on the match. If England loses this match, they will also lose the series. Australia lead the series 2-0 after registering victories in the first two matches. In the third match being played in Melbourne, England fast bowler James Anderson sent four Australian batsmen to the pavilion in the first innings. Along with this, he made many unique records in his name. Let’s take a look at those records.
These records were recorded in the name of Anderson
1. James Anderson has become the second English bowler to take 4 wickets in an innings for the 13th time in his Ashes history. He is joint second with Sydney Barnes and Bobby Peel. At the top of this case is Ian Botham, who has done this feat 14 times.
2. James Anderson has come at number four in terms of taking the most wickets in the Ashes from England. He broke the record of Wilfres Rodas (109 wickets) in the third match. Now 111 wickets have been registered in his name in this historic series.
3. Anderson sent Australian batsman Steve Smith to the pavilion for the eighth time in the Test match. With this, he has equaled Stuart Broad. In this case, Yasir Shah of Pakistan is at number two. Yasir has sent Smith to the pavilion seven times so far.
This was the second day of the third test
England’s first innings in the Boxing Day Test was reduced to just 185 runs. In response, Australia scored 267 runs in the first innings. However, England’s flop show continued in the second innings as well and by the end of the second day’s play, the team lost their 4 wickets for 31 runs. Australia has tightened the noose on this match as well. If Australia manages to win the match, they will take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series.
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