Tim Wigmore says there can be no denying James Anderson’s talent with the Englishman set to pass Glenn McGrath

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Tim Wigmore

Legend: lethal in England, but Anderson has turned in some of his finest performances overseas
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THE ANDERSON NUMBERS
AT HOME: 76 Tests, 335 wickets at 24.29, with 20 fivewicket hauls
OUTSIDE THE UK (away and neutral Tests): 57 Tests, 187 wickets at 32.82, with five five-wicket hauls
Only Glenn McGrath remains. And then – almost certainly this year – James...