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Jimmy Anderson’s international retirement is “the right decision at the right time”, according to the England managing director, Rob Key.
Anderson, the most prolific seamer in Test history, is set to make his farewell appearance against the West Indies at Lord’s in July. News of the bowler’s impending England retirement was first published in the Guardian on Friday, with Anderson confirming the news in a statement on Saturday.