James Anderson, who made his debut at the age of 19, said goodbye to international cricket by taking 704 Test wickets

England thrashed West Indies in the first Test match at Lord's by an innings and 114 runs on the third day itself on Friday. The victory was a fitting farewell to great fast bowler James Anderson for the English team. A three-Test series set between England and West Indies opened at Lord's with the first match. England decided to bowl first after winning the toss. Coming out to bat first, the West Indies were bowled out for just 121 runs.

In response, the English team scored 371 runs. For England, Joe Root, Harry Brook, and Jamie Smith scored half-centuries. Jaden Seals took the most 4 wickets for West Indies. Apart from him, Gudakesh Moti got 2 and Jason Holder 2 wickets each.

In the first innings, England took a valuable lead of 250 runs as the batsmen from West Indies failed to take up the lead. The whole West Indies team returned to the pavilion at 136 runs in the second innings.

Fast bowler Gus Atkinson was the hero of England's victory. Atkinson, playing his debut Test match, took seven wickets in the first and five in the second innings. Meanwhile, James Anderson, who played his last match, took a total of 4 wickets. Before the start of play on the third day, James Anderson was given a guard of honor by fellow players. Anderson made his international debut in Melbourne against Australia in the year 2002. He has played 187 Tests, 194 ODIs, and 19 T20 matches, all combined, in a career spanning 22 years. Anderson has taken 704 wickets in Test cricket, 269 in ODIs, and 18 in T20 internationals. He has played the most number of Test matches against India. He has held India to 149 wickets and sent 117 Kangaroo batsmen to the pavilion.