Veteran England pacer James Anderson is of the opinion that England will continue their aggressive intent against Australia when the second Ashes Test starts at The Lords on Wednesday, June 28. England lost the first Test by two tickets, raising questions about their brand of cricket but Anderson has the utmost faith in their abilities to follow the 'Bazball' route.
Anderson threw the ceremonial first pitch alongside Australian rival Nathan Lyon when Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals faced off in the first of two regular-season games in Stratford this weekend. While speaking at the event, he said that the team's skipper Ben Stokes will not change their approach but will look to 'push things in one direction' instead.
"I think we'll go more positive, more aggressive, more entertaining," Anderson said. "We want to try and make sure people go home happy as they did each day at Edgbaston. "Just because we're 1-0 down I don't think we'll try anything different. I think we showed enough last week to show we can win the next four if we keep playing like that and iron a few things out. We'll go exactly the same."
After throwing the ball, he shared his beliefs on the sport of Baseball and believes that cricket can learn a lot from the sport, especially when it comes to more aggressive hitting. "I think you see the way cricket has developed, the way guys try to hit the ball, I think they take a lot from the guys here," he said.
"I don't know how much knowledge there is about cricket in America, I don't think the baseball players are trying to block anything, but for me, I've always watched the fielding and thought it was something we could do better. The speed they get to the ball, the speed they release the ball and the speed of the throw. I know it's a different ball but I think it's something we could learn from."
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