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Having led West Indies to a historic Test win at Gabba earlier this year, pacer Shamar Joseph is hoping to spoil James Anderson’s retirement Test starting July 10 at the Lord’s Cricket Ground.
“He is such an amazing player. Someone I have looked up to. Someone who is very good at this level. You could say he’s perfect because he has a lot of wickets at this level. Definitely, I would want to ruin that farewell for him,” Joseph told reporters on Monday.
West Indies are on a tour of three Tests in England. For Joseph, who made his Test debut for the Windies on the tour of Australia earlier this year, it’s a first tour to England.
“I’m excited to be here. England is known for a good fast bowling,” Joseph said. The speedster also opened up on his memories of watching cricket at Lord’s. “Oh they’re great. Watching a lot of the Ashes with great fast bowlers, Jofra Archer, Mitchell Starc, all the great fast bowlers come out here and do well. that’s something I would want to do as well,” Joseph added.
In two Tests for the Windies so far, Joseph has 13 wickets from two Test matches. Seven of those came in the final innings of the second Test against Australia, when he inspired an eight-run win.
“Since our last tour of Australia, we maintain our energy. That’s the mindset we come into this series with (that West Indies can compete against England),” Joseph said.
The last time West Indies toured England for a Test series, the tourists had managed to beat the hosts in the first of three Tests but went on to lose the series.
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