England cricket great Jimmy Anderson set to call time on illustrious career this summer

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As the curtain is closing on Jimmy Anderson’s marvellous international cricket career, following the announcement, lets take a look at what the bowler went on to achieve for his country and what legacy he leaves behind as he’s ready to say goodbye.

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00:00England bowler James Anderson has confirmed he will retire from Test cricket this summer.

00:07The 41-year-old, England's leading wicket-taker and one of the greatest bowlers of all time,

00:12said the first Test against West Indies at Lord's on 10 July will be his last.

00:17The decision comes after Anderson held talks with Test coach Brendan McCullum, who wants

00:22to build a bowling attack for the future.

00:24I'm going to miss walking out for England so much," Anderson said in a statement.

00:29Anderson made his debut in 2003 and has taken 700 wickets in 187 Tests,

00:36the most by any pace bowler in Test history.

00:40He is third on the all-time list of wicket-takers in Tests behind spinners

00:44Mattia Muralitharan of Sri Lanka and Australia's Shane Warne.

00:48Anderson was due to play two matches for Lancashire in June,

00:52but it is now unclear whether he will play for his county alongside his country again.

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