Broad and Anderson eye one
England's new-ball pair of James Anderson and Stuart Broad have their eyes on the 2021-22 Ashes series in Australia before they consider retirement, the duo have said.
Anderson, England's highest test wicket-taker, will be 38 in July while Broad, second in that list and four years younger, will not expect his career to last so long as that of his bowling partner.
"I don't think I could go until your age," Broad told Anderson during an Instagram Live chat. "Your action's so smooth, it looks a whole lot calmer on your own body whereas mine is a bit more forceful through my body I think."
"But I'm loving the surroundings at the minute. I really like playing for England."
"I still have huge motivation to keep playing and you just evaluate that year by year. And we've got that carrot dangling over us of Australia in Australia which appears like an achievable carrot to seize."
Anderson felt if he could stay fit and perform at the same level, there is no reason he cannot join England's bid to reclaim the Ashes.
"The big thing is standards. If your standards feel just like they're dropping then yeah you may consider finishing," Anderson said.
"But so long as my standards stay high, my fitness levels stay good and my skills stay where I'd like them to be and my speed stays very good which they have already been (I'll keep playing)."
