Fast bowler James Anderson said he has not heard from the England set-up since being controversially dropped from the squad but expects to hear from them after a new coach and director of cricket has been appointed. Anderson and Stuart Broad, England’s all-time leading Test wicket takers with 1,177 victims be-tween them, were left out of the 16-man squad for the three-test tour of the West Indies in March.
The country’s board (ECB) had a string of high-profile departures following the 4-0 Ashes drubbing in Australia including director of cricket Ashley Giles, head coach Chris Silverwood and batting coach Graham Thorpe. “After an Ashes defeat everything comes under scrutiny,” Anderson told British media on Monday.
“There’s lots going on, people losing their jobs and stuff. I would have loved a sit-down, face-to-face, but obviously that’s not always possible. “I would have loved more than a five-minute phone call … “It’s difficult because there is no one in those positions yet, there is an interim director of cricket and interim head coach.—APP
