- ‘To finish strong and see Jimmy get his 600th would be fantastic’
- Pakistan batsmen and weather stand in way of 2-0 series win
Chris Silverwood urged England’s Test cricketers to sign off from their epic summer in the bubble with a final‑day victory against Pakistan that rewards their efforts and, in an ideal world, gets Jimmy Anderson past 600 wickets.
England’s winter plans remain uncertain because of the Covid‑19 pandemic and it may not be until January, when there are proposed series against Sri Lanka and India, that they are back in whites. Anderson, sitting on 599 career wickets, will not want to wait to become the first seam bowler to pass the milestone.