James Anderson Top 11 team

[Neil Young]

No Smith.

Anderson sledged him relentlessly when he first came into Test cricket, and if there's one thing we know about Jimmy, it's he doesn't often admit he was wrong.

Is that right?

Not a fan of that particular trait.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Anderson just mad that he was Smith’s bitch during their peaks

 

[nightprowler10]

All jokes aside, reckon Younis makes a 2nd XI here. Averaged about 50 in matches involving Jimmy, with at least 1 double century.

 

[GIMH]

Tbf Anderson didn’t bowl to Smith in the 2019 Ashes and the 17-18 series doesn’t count. Neither does 21-22.

Smith was a joke in 10-11, average in 13 and 13-14, and his best display in 15 came when Anderson was out injured. He was average again in 2023. So really it’s fair enough and a FACT that Smith was average against Anderson. Thanks for your time

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Tbf Anderson didn’t bowl to Smith in the 2019 Ashes and the 17-18 series doesn’t count. Neither does 21-22.

Smith was a joke in 10-11, average in 13 and 13-14, and his best display in 15 came when Anderson was out injured. He was average again in 2023. So really it’s fair enough and a FACT that Smith was average against Anderson. Thanks for your time

Smith averages 59.9 against Anderson. It goes up to 87.6 if you remove the 10/11 ashes when Smith wasn’t a good player.

https://www.cricmetric.com/matchup.py?batsman=SPD+Smith&bowler=JM+Anderson&groupby=year&matchupFilters=on&start_date=2012-01-01&end_date=2025-01-03&start_over=0&end_over=9999

 

[Johan]

He was clearly not serious

 

[Neil Young]

Smith averages 59.9 against Anderson. It goes up to 87.6 if you remove the 10/11 ashes when Smith wasn’t a good player.

I'm liking this. I'm going to start using this argument in my job when it comes to bonus time.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Is that right?

Not a fan of that particular trait.

Oh absolutely.

Jimmy is so well known for it. It has actually been classified in the DSM-V as having 'Jimmyism'.
Or J-ism for short.

Smith called him out on his whinging about sledging out here one year too, so Jimmy likely hasn't forgotten his own raging hypocrisy being called out in public.

Never forgive. Never forget.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Smith averages 59.9 against Anderson. It goes up to 87.6 if you remove the 10/11 ashes when Smith wasn’t a good player.

https://www.cricmetric.com/matchup.py?batsman=SPD+Smith&bowler=JM+Anderson&groupby=year&matchupFilters=on&start_date=2012-01-01&end_date=2025-01-03&start_over=0&end_over=9999

Good enough to play test cricket

 

[FBU]

Those players he picked was Harmison saying either/or and showing him two pictures and not Anderson's list.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Those players he picked was Harmison saying either/or and showing him two pictures and not Anderson's list.

Interesting. So who was picked over Smith?

Presumably Root

 

[FBU]

Interesting. So who was picked over Smith?

Presumably Root

Cook/Warner, Sehwag/Sharma, Kohil/Williamson, Root/Smith, Pieterson/Sachin, Flintoff/Kallis, Gilchrist/Pant, Warne/Ashwin, Broad/Johnson, McGrath/Bumrah, Steyn/Lee

Would have gone for Kallis, Gilchrist and Bumrah

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Flintoff over Kallis is a worse call than Freddie over Stokes

Cook
Sehwag
Kohli
Root (I'm English so won't go against our GOAT)
Sachin
Kallis
Gilchrist
Warne
Broad
McGrath
Steyn

 

[Prince EWS]

Cook/Warner, Sehwag/Sharma, Kohil/Williamson, Root/Smith, Pieterson/Sachin, Flintoff/Kallis, Gilchrist/Pant, Warne/Ashwin, Broad/Johnson, McGrath/Bumrah, Steyn/Lee

Would have gone for Kallis, Gilchrist and Bumrah

Makes a lot more sense now.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Makes a lot more sense now.

Yeah Sehwag over Ishant Sharma as opener is a no brainer.

 

[Sliferxxxx]

These are the guys against whom he has played . Decent Team . Surprised at lack of Smith View attachment 44037

Horrible team. Missing: Smith, Rabada, Gilchrist, and excuse me Jacques Kallis.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Horrible team. Missing: Smith, Rabada, and excuse me Jacques Kallis.

Look up at the options he had...

 

[Sliferxxxx]

Look up at the options he had...

The players i listed i assume he's played against. Smith for sure.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Cook/Warner, Sehwag/Sharma, Kohil/Williamson, Root/Smith, Pieterson/Sachin, Flintoff/Kallis, Gilchrist/Pant, Warne/Ashwin, Broad/Johnson, McGrath/Bumrah, Steyn/Lee

Would have gone for Kallis, Gilchrist and Bumrah

These were the options

 

[Prince EWS]

England bias / possible close friendships with Root and Flintoff explains the Smith and Kallis omissions given the binary options he was given, and a bunch of good players just weren't given as options, but Pant over Gilchrist is still a weird one. Rest seems fine/predictable to me.