by Jimmy Anderson says joining Lancashire will take priority over any coaching opportunities with England this summer after agreeing a new one-year deal to play in the County Championship and T20 Blast.
The 42-year-old has worked as a consultant coach for England since his forced retirement from Test cricket last summer and will be part of Brendon McCullum’s squad for the Champions Trophy in Pakistan next month.
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However, Anderson has also declared his intention to continue playing and, after missing out on a deal in the Indian Premier League, has now agreed a season-long deal with his boyhood club which will include the club’s attempt to climb out of the Division Two later. last year’s relegation.
“I’ll play as much as I really can,” Anderson told the BBC Tailenders podcast. “As much as I enjoyed coaching, I’ll see how it fits this summer.” But as long as I’m still able to play – fit enough and young enough – I want to do it. I can’t do this in three years. [Playing for Lancashire] will take precedence over anything else this summer.
Mark Chilton, Lancashire’s director of cricket, said: “As things stand, he is fully committed to the county’s season, both for the County Championship and the Blast, and while we all recognize that he will have other opportunities, he has made it clear. playing is his first priority.
“Being able to share a dressing room with England’s all-time leading wicket-taker and one of cricket’s greatest players is incredible for our team.”
Anderson, who has been coaching independently with England, is currently in Abu Dhabi working with seamers Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Gus Atkinson and Brydon Carse ahead of India’s white-ball tour which begins next week and will serve as a warm-up for the eight-team Champions Trophy.
Warwickshire have signed Australian Beau Webster for the first three months of the summer following the all-rounder’s recent Test debut against India in Sydney.
