How Anderson became one of England's best

Marc Higginson, writing for the BBC website, traces James Anderson's rise from a youngster plagued by inconsistency and injuries to one of England's premier bowlers.

One of those who identified the talent of Anderson is Lancashire director of cricket Mike Watkinson. "When I first saw him, Jimmy was a raw, young, quick bowler," said Watkinson. "He had not got a lot of match experience, his action was not the tidiest but he had a whip about his game. "You never expect any of your youth players to do so well, but we knew he had a knack of taking wickets. "He was quite a shy individual, he still is, but he was somebody who we did some work with and we saw instant results."