James Anderson believes England’s positive style of Test cricket has changed the face of Test Cricket as people will lové to watch the longest format of the game.
Anderson has already discussed the satisfaction the England squad derives from playing with freedom and attributes the five-day game’s transformation to coach Brendon McCullum.
“It’s been amazing. I’ll be honest, Baz (McCullum) has been a breath of fresh air. He has come in and it all feels positive. There is always a positive atmosphere in the dressing room,” Anderson told Sky Sports.
“The sort of messages he sends about going out and also trying to entertain and play a certain brand of cricket, everyone has bought into it.
“Some days it hasn’t come off, but when it does it’s spectacular and I think it’s changed not just how the players think about Test cricket, but how the world will think about Test cricket.”
“He has shown glimpses of that throughout the summer. But not gone on to get the big score he would like,” Anderson said. “But the message that keeps coming from the coach and the captain is to go out there and be positive. He has done that.”
“It’s been an incredible summer and also hopefully we can get over the line tomorrow,” Anderson says.
“We just want the job done, there’s still 33 runs needed on a tricky wicket. And you can’t take anything for granted in this game.”
