James Anderson in praise of England's calm outlook ahead of Edgbaston Test

BIRMINGHAM: Veteran England pacer James Anderson was in full praise of his side's calm outlook since Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes took charge of coaching and captaining the Test side respectively.

Under the McCullum-Stokes combination, England inflicted a 3-0 sweep of New Zealand and are full of confidence going into the rescheduled fifth Test against India at Edgbaston, starting from Friday.

"I have never been in a dressing-room before when we have chased 300 (299) on a pitch that is turning and everyone being so calm, believing we were going to chase them down. That for me, after 20 years of playing international cricket, I had never seen before.

"You always get a few jittery people but one to 11 and the staff included were just calm and believed. I think that belief can go such a long way, especially with the young players we have got. We're trying to develop their confidence and experience; I think that will do wonders for them," said James Anderson in the run-up to the Edgbaston Test.

Anderson played the first two Tests against New Zealand, picking 12 wickets before missing the third match at Headingley due to a sore left ankle. He is eager to prove his fitness in order to play against India. "I hate missing games. After that game at Headingley the feeling around the group is so good you want to be around it as much as possible." IANS

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