James Anderson picks seven wickets for Lancashire ahead of farewell Test

James Anderson delivered a stellar performance, taking seven wickets in Lancashire's County Championship match against Nottinghamshire just eight days before his farewell Test appearance for England.

Anderson's impressive figures of 6-19 decimated the Nottinghamshire batting line-up before lunch, reducing them to 74-6, and he added another wicket in the afternoon session.

This match marks the 41-year-old's first appearance of the summer as he prepares for the first Test against the West Indies at Lord's on July 10th. This upcoming match will be the 188th Test of his career, which began in 2003. Anderson has taken 700 wickets, the most by any fast bowler in Test history.

In his first competitive cricket since the fifth Test against India in March, Anderson bowled 10 consecutive overs in a classic display of skill in overcast conditions. This performance earned him his 55th five-wicket haul in first-class cricket, bringing his total first-class wicket tally to 1,121.

Anderson, who has been appointed as a fast-bowling mentor for when his international career concludes, has not yet decided whether he will retire from county cricket.