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England classics: Anderson routs Pakistan

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England's win over Pakistan in the group stage of the 2003 World Cup saw the first ball ever timed at over 100mph, from Shoaib Akhtar - but also a more significant development from an English point of view.

James Anderson, the 20-year-old from Burnley wearing number 40 and racing in with blond-tipped hair, emerged as a force on the world stage as 10 superb overs of prodigious swing brought him figures of 4-29.

Batting first, England recovered from 118 for five to post a total of 246 for eight, Michael Vaughan and Paul Collingwood both making half-centuries.

Vaughan put on 51 with Alec Stewart and after both fell in quick succession, Collingwood made an unbeaten 66 and found good support from Andrew Flintoff, Craig White and Ashley Giles in the later overs.

James Anderson ripped through Pakistan in the 2003 World Cup with four wickets including Mohammad Yousuf, left

Andrew Caddick removed Shahid Afridi, batting as an opener, in the third over of Pakistan's reply but it was in the next that Anderson ripped the heart out of the innings, removing first Inzamam-ul-Haq and then Mohammad Yousuf - or Yousuf Youhana as he was then known - for first-ball ducks with glorious outswingers. Yousuf in particular had no answer to a full delivery which at first appeared to be drifting well down the leg side before straightening and sneaking through to bowl him.

Flintoff removed Younus Khan, wicketkeeper Stewart chasing back for a good catch, before Anderson again took two wickets in an over. Huge swing saw opener Saeed Anwar trapped lbw for 29 and when Rashid Latif nicked to Stewart, Pakistan were 59 for six.

Yorkshire all-rounder White got in on the act with 3-33 and, though Shoaib offered some late defiance, half of the 16 balls he faced disappearing to the boundary as he top-scored with 43 to give the scorecard a lop-sided look, when he was cleaned up by a Flintoff full-toss England had won by 112 runs.

Defeats to India and Australia meant England did not reach the Super Eight stage but in Anderson, it is fair to say they had unearthed a real gem for the long term.


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