Fast bowler James Anderson regrets retirement decision but also happy

England cricket team fast bowler James Anderson has said that he sometimes 'regrets' the decision to retire.

According to the French news agency AFP, James Anderson says that sometimes there are moments when he regrets his retirement, but he is 90 percent happy with his decision.

"I'm mentally prepared to play for 10 years, but obviously that's not realistically possible," said James Anderson, speaking on the BBC's Tale Enders podcast.

"Sometimes I wake up in the morning and say I wish I hadn't retired, but I'm 90 percent happy with the decision." Not everyone in sports gets a chance to retire after the age of 40. I am happy that I have played for so long.

The 41-year-old pacer further said that 'when three players of the opposing team are out for 500, then the question arises in my mind that do I still want to play? Such a thought keeps coming.

James Anderson added, "For the last six years or more, the question I've been getting is how much longer can you play?"

 

James Anderson has played 187 Test matches for England so far (Photo: AFP)

James Anderson's decision to retire from Test cricket was made after consultation with England Test captain Ben Stokes, Test coach Brendon McCullum and Director of England Men's Cricket Rob Key.

The English team management wants to feed the attack with young fast bowlers for the 2025-26 Ashes series.

Keep in mind that the Test match between England and West Indies at the historic Lord's Cricket Stadium in London from July 10 will be the last Test match of James Anderson's career.

James Michael Anderson, who made his Test debut against Zimbabwe from Lord's Stadium in 2003, has played 187 Test matches for England in which he has taken 700 wickets.