Anderson said India have put together a "strong squad" for the series in England following retirements of batting greats Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
James Anderson will retire from Test cricket after the first match of the series against West Indies at Lord's this year.
England fast bowling great James Anderson enjoyed his battles against Indian stalwarts Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli over the course of his 21-year long career but he found bowling to the latter a tad tougher.
The 41-year-old England pacer achieved the landmark in his 187th Test, when he got Kuldeep Yadav caught behind.
Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday said he reached out to the family of late Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi as soon as he got to know that the India-England Test series trophy was being renamed and tried to ensure that the former captain's association with the marquee event remained intact.
Pataudi medal was an afterthought, ECB should have done better: Farokh Engineer
James Anderson says he still has to show he deserves his spot in the England Test squad ahead of the home summer but the 41-year-old seamer believes he is in the "best shape" of his life.
Fast bowler James Anderson replacing Ollie Robinson in the side that won at Headingley.
Shubman Gill opened up about his dismissal against James Anderson
The second Test begins on Thursday, with a third and final Test scheduled at Birmingham starting on July 26.
Virat is considered as one of the greatest white-ball batters of all time.
Roger Federer, accompanied by his wife Mirka, was spotted in the Royal Box during the fourth-round match between Novak Djokovic and Alex de Minaur.
Woakes leaves international cricket with a trophy cabinet many dream of, but his legacy goes beyond numbers.
England 'quietly confident' heading into Ashes series, says Wood
'But I think that the manner in which they play is part of the reason why I think they've got their best chance in 15 years of regaining the Ashes Down Under, because in 2010-11 when we went down there and won, we pushed back against Australia.'
Here's a quick look at all the winners of the 83rd edition of the Golden Globes.
Boycott slams ECB over underperforming Woakes, Crawley
Kanika Ahuja, who plays for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Women's Premier League and also made her T20I debut for India earlier this year, is among the 15 women's players from India.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the first Test between England and the West Indies, at Lord's, London, on Thursday.
Veteran England pacer James Anderson went past the landmark of 650 wickets in Test cricket during Day 4 of the second Test match against New Zealand at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Monday.
'Everybody talks about his age but with Jimmy you have to take age out of it. If he keeps taking wickets he keeps playing. If he doesn't, he doesn't, it's that simple.'
Cricbuzz reported that, Tendulkar has got in touch with the BCCI and ECB officials to continue honouring the Pataudis.
Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma spotted at Wimbledon as Djokovic advances to quarter-finals.
James Anderson, who turns 41 on Sunday, is England's leading wicket taker in Tests with 690 dismissals.
Legendary England pacer James Anderson on Tuesday revealed what he said to star Indian batter Shubman Gill in their exchange of words during the fifth and final Test between both sides at Dharamsala.
England tested him like no other place - from exposing his raw edges in 2014 to witnessing his peak in 2018, and finally revealing his human side in 2021.
With 682 Test scalps against his name, the England legend is now third on the all-time list for Test wickets behind spin duo Muttiah Muralitharan (800) and Shane Warne (708).
'He's already thinking about going back in the nets and working hard at his game and that's a good sign for me that he's still got that hunger. He's, what, 10 wickets away from 700 (Test wickets), and that will keep him going for a while yet.'
England pacer James Anderson on Thursday surpassed Sachin Tendulkar as the cricketer to play the most number of Test matches on home soil.
'If all the pitches are like that I'm done in the Ashes series.'
On this day in 2021, batting maestro Virat Kohli delivered his iconic speech during the team hurdle, "For 60 overs they should feel like hell out there."
Veteran England pacer James Anderson on Thursday equalled Indian spin legend Anil Kumble's tally of 619 Test wickets during the ongoing first Test against India in Nottingham.
James Anderson has taken 700 Test wickets, behind only Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan (800) and Australia's Shane Warne (708) on the all-time list
He is unlikely to play in the one-off Test against Ireland before the Ashes after the uncapped Josh Tongue was added to the squad.
His duel with India stalwart Virat Kohli will be an interesting sub-plot of the match.
James Anderson is 'praying' his England career is not over after being left out of Test tour of the West Indies.
England's all-time leading Test wicket takers James Anderson and Stuart Broad have been dropped for the three-Test tour against West Indies.
It will be Anderson's 10th Ashes campaign and Broad said he was still champing at the bit to get going.
While former Australian opener Matthew Hayden reckons series will go India's way, two former India players believe otherwise.
The Critics Choice Awards was held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica and saw Hollywood's A-listers get honoured at the first awards ceremony of the year.
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