Veteran quick bowler James Anderson on Saturday vowed England could be “more positive, more aggressive, more entertaining” after they look to degree the Ashes sequence at Lord’s subsequent week. Australia received the opening Test at Edgbaston by two wickets after England skipper Ben Stokes had declared his staff’s first innings at 393 for eight. Some critics mentioned that call allowed Australia to maintain a foot within the door of the match which they then gratefully exploited.

“I think we’ll go more positive, more aggressive, more entertaining,” mentioned 40-year-old Anderson who endured a troublesome first Test by which he took only one wicket.

“We want to try and make sure people go home happy as they did each day at Edgbaston.”

He added: “Just because we’re 1-0 down I don’t think we’ll try anything different. I think we showed enough last week to show we can win the next four if we keep playing like that and iron a few things out. We’ll go exactly the same.”

Anderson was talking on the London Stadium the place he threw out the ceremonial first pitch within the baseball sport between the Chicago Cubs and St Louis Cardinals.

Australia rival Nathan Lyon additionally shared the event.

Off-spinner Lyon mentioned throwing the primary pitch was the primary time he had picked up a ball since leaving Birmingham.

“It was an absolutely incredible Test win and to be able to play a part in that was extremely special,” the 35-year-old mentioned.

“It is going to go down as one of the best Test matches I’ve played in.

“The temper has modified. There’s a whole lot of work we have to do. We really feel like we will nonetheless get rather a lot higher, and we have to get rather a lot higher if we need to compete towards England and the model of cricket they’re enjoying.”

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