In the end, even the vagaries of an English summer could not stop him. James Anderson had to wait until 4.15pm on the final day of the final Test match of the summer to get back onto the field of play in pursuit of a record-breaking 600th Test wicket, but once he was there it did not take him long to strike — and end a tortuous wait of 20 hours 31 minutes since wicket number 599. With Jofra Archer assigned to bowl into a considerable wind — after all, Storm Francis was in the vicinity — Anderson took up the attack from the pavilion end and with his fourteenth ball produced a delivery that hit the seam and bounced. Pakistan captain Azhar Ali

Source: The Times August 25, 2020 16:07 UTC