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

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

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

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

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

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

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

00:37 pace bowler in Test history.

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

00:45 of Sri Lanka and Australia's Shane Warne.

00:49 Anderson was due to play two matches for Lancashire in June, but it is now unclear whether he will

00:55 play for his county alongside his country again.

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