Veteran England pacer James Anderson revealed an incident where he copied Australia's pacer Pat Cummins and his action.
During the Tailenders podcast, Anderson opened up on the advise of fellow pacer Mark Wood to bowl more like Pat Cummins to take wickets. He recalled the moment from the 2019 Galle Test in Sri Lanka after Anderson was feeling very stiff.
"I really like Pat Cummins' action. There was a Test match in Galle in Sri Lanka where I was feeling really stiff after lunch. Mark Wood was at mid-off and I said: 'I'm going to copy Pat Cummins' action now and try to bowl like him.' I got a wicket in that over and Woody said: 'You should bowl like him all the time,” he said.
Meanwhile, he also praised Pat Cummins, mentioning that the snap in his bowling makes him an even more dangerous bowler to deal with.
"He's got an amazing snap. When he gets to the top of his action, everything seems to go really quick. When he bowls the ball, he just snaps through the crease. Because I was feeling stiff and a bit sluggish, I was trying to recreate that speed and it worked,” Anderson said.
It must be noted Anderson, England's leading wicket-taker of all time, will play his 188th and final Test match against the West Indies at Lord's, starting next Wednesday (July 10).
The 41-year-old has taken 700 Test wickets, the most by a pace bowler.
Remember, Anderson took 7-35 in his first appearance of the season for Lancashire on Tuesday - the best figures in the County Championship this season so far.