\u201cThe dressing room – what\u2019s left of it – shows that he felt the same way about that dismissal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Australian captain Patrick Cummins struck twice 10 overs later, pinning Jos Buttler and Mark Wood in the span of three balls.<\/p>\n
However, the Lancastrian said his heart only began to beat a bit faster when Jonny Bairstow was caught at silly mid-off off the bowling of Scott Boland with 10 overs left in the day.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere were moments through the game where you think \u2018we\u2019ve got this, we\u2019re comfortable,\u2019 and then a wicket will fall,\u201d Anderson reflected.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe whole time Jonny was at the crease I thought \u2018we\u2019ve got this,\u2019 he looked cool and calm, he looked in control, he was batting well, seeing the ball well.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt wasn\u2019t until he got out that I actually thought \u2018Christ, I\u2019m going to have to actually go out and bat. It was just one of those days.\u201d<\/p>\n
Anderson began to pad up as Bairstow made his way back to the stands, dismissed for a gritty 41 after a century in England\u2019s first innings.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was sat in a chair in the dressing room,\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\n
“The Barmy Army were singing their song, \u2018we are the army, the Barmy Army, and we are mental, and we are mad.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I\u2019m just tapping my feet along to that song. As soon as the bowler starting running in to bowl I stopped, watched the ball, and then started tapping again.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was also counting down, so if someone started an over I was like \u2018right, I\u2019ve got five balls to face in this over if Leachy or Broady get out this ball.\u2019<\/p>\n
With three overs to go, umpires Paul Reiffel and Rod Tucker ruled the light was too poor to subject the batsmen to pace.<\/p>\n
\u201c(It was) then I thought \u2018I\u2019ve got this,\u2019\u201d Anderson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSpin is my absolute niche. I absolutely love facing spin. I thought the guys would get through it but unfortunately Leachy got out with two overs to go.<\/p>\n
\u201cI still backed myself, and I felt quietly confident going out there. If it was Pat Cummins bowling, you\u2019d have seen a lot more of the whites of my eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n
England\u2019s rear guard was left to Anderson and Broad, veteran fast bowlers with 320 Test matches and 1171 Test wickets between them.<\/p>\n
Despite having played in 128 tests together, Broad – who has two test centuries and averages 18.53, twice Anderson\u2019s 9.27 – felt he had to coach his mate through the moment.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe minute I got out there, he was telling me exactly what to do. \u2018Get a big stride in, smother the ball, don\u2019t let the bounce beat your bat,\u2019\u201d Anderson laughed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was like \u2018alright mate, I\u2019ve played before, it\u2019s fine!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
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