Published 19:36 IST, July 12th 2024
WTC 2025: Here's How The Points Table Looks After England Beat West Indies In Anderson's Final Test
James Anderson has finally ended his career as an international cricketer for England. The English stalwart has picked up 704 Test wickets in his career
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World Test Championship 2025: The English Test Summer has kicked off and so has the crucial stage of WTC 2025. Ben Stokes-led England are locking horns with West Indies in a three-match Test series. The first match was played at Lord's and it majorly revolved around English stalwart James Anderson's Test retirement. The legendary English pacer whose career lasted for nearly 23 years has now made is final appearance for the 'Three Lions'. England thrashed West Indies by an innings and 114 runs in the opening match of the series.
Updated Points Table After The First ENG vs WI Test Match
Too good and too ruthless for West Indies, the English team led by all-rounder Ben Stokes wrapped up the first match of the series on the third day itself. It was debutant Gus Atkinson who bowled his heart out and picked up 12 wickets to put England in a commanding position. The Englishmen were always very confident of their skills and decided to bowl in the first match of the series after winning the toss.
In James Anderson's final match, England took a huge lead by 250 runs in the first innings. Two crucial fifties from Joe Root and Jamie Smith helped England's cause as they had West Indies on the backfoot pretty early on the series. Atkinson picked up a stellar fifer and helped England wrap the match early.
| Ranking | Teams | P | W | L | D | DED | Points | PTC |
| 1 | India | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 74 | 68.52 |
| 2 | Australia | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 90 | 62.5 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 50 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 50 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 36.66 |
| 6 | West Indies | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 26.66 |
| 7 | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 25 |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 25 |
| 9 | England | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 33 | 25 |
An Extraordinary Farewell For James Anderson
James Anderson has been a name that has delivered for England year after year. With a career spanning over two decades, Anderson helped England in many ways and made them invincible on their home soil. Only behind Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan, James Anderson has ended his career as the third highest wicket-taker in the history of Test matches. In 188 Test matches that he played for England, Anderson has taken 704 wickets.
19:36 IST, July 12th 2024