Anderson has 'urge' to extend playing career

James Anderson says helium has the "urge" to support playing but is undecided connected however helium volition widen his career.

Anderson, England’s all-time starring wicket-taker, retired from Test cricket successful July and has since been moving arsenic the team’s coaching consultant.

In August helium suggested helium whitethorn research franchise cricket, attracting involvement from the United States, portion the 42-year-old could besides proceed to play domestically for Lancashire.

"I person got a mates of months to marque a telephone connected what I bash adjacent twelvemonth but successful my caput I would similar to," said Anderson.

"I inactive consciousness fit, I inactive person the impulse to get a shot successful my hand, truthful I would similar to springiness it a go. If anyone volition instrumentality maine is simply a antithetic question altogether."

Asked if helium inactive has an "itch to scratch" arsenic a player, Anderson told BBC Sport: "There decidedly is for me. Whether idiosyncratic other would similar to scratch that itch for maine is different question.

"I bash miss it and I bash consciousness similar I bask coming to the nets and getting the shot successful my hand."

Anderson has not played immoderate white-ball cricket since 2019 and his past T20 lucifer was successful 2014. In his lone outing for Lancashire successful the County Championship past summertime helium took 7-35 against Nottinghamshire astatine Southport.

He said helium was not "not sure" if helium would similar to play red-ball oregon limited-overs cricket, but did corroborate helium would again beryllium portion of England’s coaching squad for the Test bid successful New Zealand successful November and December.

Anderson joined England’s circuit of Pakistan late, arriving for the 2nd time of the archetypal Test aft playing play successful the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.

That determination caused immoderate debate, and caput manager Brendon McCullum was prickly erstwhile answering questions astir Anderson’s lack connected the eve of the archetypal Test, which England won.

And Anderson said helium was amazed astatine the attraction the contented attracted.

"I didn’t judge that invitation earlier speaking to Baz astir it," helium said. "I’m not full-time with England, I’m a consultant. He didn’t spot an contented with it.

"I was inactive successful interaction with the bowlers and successful the extremity it didn’t truly substance that I wasn’t here. I thought we bowled truly well. I’m fortunate that Baz is specified an knowing fella.

"The past fewer tours I went connected we didn’t person a bowling coach. It is bully for the lads to instrumentality immoderate responsibility. In the extremity it didn’t substance did it?"