Former England cricketer James Anderson has said that his wife is likely still angry about the way he was asked to retire. The veteran shared that she believed her husband has the right to retire on his terms and must be playing for England as well. Notably, Head Coach Brendon McCullum, Captain Ben Stokes and Managing Director Robert Key had asked Anderson to retire as they wanted to look to the future
prospects to build for Ashes 2025/26 as well.

Speaking to The Guardian, Anderson said: “I think so, yes. She’s been my biggest supporter from when we first met. I had injuries and she was the one who motivated me to get going again. She just felt it wasn’t the right way to have done things. She felt I should go on my own terms.”But I think it’s easing now. I don’t think I was angry. I was just shocked. But, to be honest, I would have carried on for as long as my body let me. Maybe I needed that nudge to say now’s a good time to finish.”

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“If it had been completely cut out of my life I don’t think I’d have coped very well. The fact that they wanted me to stay in the group helped me. I’m still having the dressing-room environment, still seeing my mates every day, still having an impact on Test matches, but obviously in a very different way,” he further added.

With James Anderson registering himself for the upcoming IPL auction, the England player stated that he is quite keen to play in the tournament as well.

He said: “The feedback on social media has been amazing. I didn’t expect it to kick up this much of a fuss. But I really want to experience it because everyone says it’s an amazing tournament.”