Anderson named in England squad for fifth Ashes Test

It was a point acknowledged by England national selector James Whitaker who said Sunday that Anderson, who has replaced uncapped left-arm seamer Mark Footitt in the squad, would not be rushed back into the side.

Joe Root celebrates his eighth test century during the fourth Ashes test at Trent Bridge.

“He’s just won the Ashes for the second time in three attempts, so I hope he’ll be in charge of us for a long time”. “I believe in him and I believe in the Australian team”.

“The systems we have in Australia will guarantee that we will continue to produce good cricketers and it’s only a few months ago that this Australia team was winning everything”, Ponting said.

He has dismissed the suggestion too that the presence on tour of the players’ wives or girlfriends has somehow distracted them.

“You look at our bowling line-up and we can really pick specifically for the conditions”.

Clarke was also congratulated for his fine career by senior Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.

Lehmann also chose to put behind the disappointment and focussed on the prospect of giving Michael Clarke a fitting farewell at The Oval in the final Test. “I’m actually looking forward to the last Test“, he said.

A home three-Test series against New Zealand follows, with the inaugural day-night Test to heighten interest in the trans-Tasman tussle.

Yet, coach Darren Lehmann remains confident that the 26-year-old will revel under the pressure of captaincy and will only improve as a player.

James Anderson is back in the England reckoning for the fifth Test against Australia after being named in a 14-man squad.

Lehmann said a particular mistake at Trent Bridge had been for Australia to abandon their longstanding policy of fielding five bowlers, with all-rounder Mitchell Marsh dropped to make way for older brother Shaun, a top-order batsman.

England coach Bayliss handed Smith his first leadership post of note, when the fresh-faced star took control of T20 franchise Sydney Sixers.

“After every series we will sit down and review, and I think there is an opportunity for a reflection on [our] style of play“.

“I think it’s going to be a great last Test match“.

However, they have been thrashed in away series against India, Pakistan and England in the last two years.

“So the question you’ve got to ask yourself is, are they developing techniques that make it easier to play in that manner, to score at eight and ten runs an over and be terrific hitters?”