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England great Anderson's Test career under threat after McCullum talks - report
England cricket great James Anderson's record-breaking Test career is set to come to an end later this year following talks with head coach Brendon McCullum, the Guardian reported Friday.
According to the newspaper, McCullum recently made a five-day visit to the UK, travelling 11,000 miles from his home in New Zealand to tell Anderson, over a round of golf, that the Test team is looking to the future.
Anderson, who turns 42 in July, is the most successful pace bowler in Test history with 700 wickets from an England record 197 matches.
Only two spinners, Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan (800 Test wickets) and the late Australia great Shane Warne (708), are ahead of Anderson on the all-time list of the format's leading bowlers.
But Anderson managed just 10 wickets in four of England's five Tests during a 4-1 series loss in India concluded in March.
And he has taken just 15 wickets in his last eight Tests at an average of 50.8 in the last 12 months, with McCullum keen to refresh England's attack ahead of the 2025/25 Ashes series in Australia.
It was not clear from the Guardian report if Anderson will be granted a farewell Test or if he has played his last red-ball match for England.
England do not play a Test again until July when they begin a three-match series against West Indies. That is followed by another three Tests against Sri Lanka in August and September.
The Sri Lanka series starts at Manchester's Old Trafford, Lancashire hero Anderson's home ground.
- 'Prove I'm worth a place' -
Anderson, who made his Test debut in 2003, is second only on the all-time list of Test appearances behind batting great Sachin Tendulkar, who played 200 times in the longest format for India.
After taking his 700th Test wicket, against India at Dharamasala in March, Anderson said he was in the "best shape" of his career.
But he also accepted he was longer assured of a spot in the Test side, with Anderson telling the Tailenders podcast: "I've got to work hard to prove I'm worth a place."
Anderson struggled during the drawn 2023 Ashes in England, taking only five wickets in four matches.
His long-time new-ball partner Stuart Broad, England's second most successful bowler, retired after the dramatic finale to that Ashes, when Ben Stokes's side won at The Oval to end the series all square at 2-2.
Following the 4-1 reverse in India -- a first series loss for England under the leadership duo of captain Ben Stokes and McCullum, the coach accepted his side's ultra-aggressive 'Bazball' approach required "refinement".
McCullum was also asked if Anderson could be included in the squad for the Australia tour.
"I don't know, honestly," the former New Zealand captain replied.
"Who knows where the end line for him is but for now, just enjoy having Jimmy around and make sure we utilise that experience he's got. He's a great resource for the other guys within the unit."
L.Dubois--BTB