Many cricketers have been using the lockdown as an opportunity to use social media to engage with their fans. English veteran bowling duo James Anderson and Stuart Broad are no different as they set an Instagram Live QnA for the fans. Speaking during the same, The fast bowlers chat about the Ashes series and retirement from international cricket.

Anderson and Broad are top the list of England’s all-time Test wicket-takers. However, Anderson (37) and Broad (33) both are into the fag end of their careers. The duo expresses their desire to cement their England slots until the Ashes series in Australia in 2021/22.

Speaking on the Insta Live session Stuart Broad spoke to Anderson and said, “I don’t think I could go until your age. Your action’s so smooth, it looks a lot calmer on your body whereas mine is a little more forceful through my body I think.”

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“I’d never want to get to that place where I’m bowling against a 19-year-old and they’re going, ‘I thought someone said he used to be a good bowler’. I would prefer to go that little bit earlier than that little bit later. But I’m loving the environment at the minute. I love playing for England. I still have a huge motivation to keep playing and you just assess that year by year. And we’ve got that carrot dangling over us of Australia in Australia which looks like an achievable carrot to grab,” he added.

Speaking on the same, James Anderson doesn’t rule out the possibility of  featuring against Australia next. James says that it might happen only as long as he maintains his high standards.

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“The big thing is the standards. If your standards feel like they’re dropping then yeah you might consider finishing,” he said. “But as long as my standards stay high, my fitness levels stay good and my skills stay where I want them to be and my speed stays pretty good which they have been (I’ll keep playing).

“We’ve got an exciting team and a few young guys who are just starting out on their journey, we’ve got some more established guys and we’ve got two guys who have been around a long time.”