60 seconds with James Anderson

Eurosport - Wed, 09 Sep 11:50:00 2009

We caught up with England fast bowler James Anderson following his side's Ashes triumph to discover why Westlife and darts tickle his fancy.

CRICKET England's James Anderson Ashes second Test 2009 - 0

Who was your sporting hero when you were growing up?

Ian Wright. I am an Arsenal fan and so he is my sporting hero.

Who is the best sportsman you have ever met or played against?

Sachin Tendulkar

What one thing would you change about cricket if you had your way?

I would make sure that all available technology was used - a lot more than there is now.

What food would you never eat?

Snails.

What was the first record you ever bought?

Do I have to be honest with you here? Well, it would have to have been Westlife. I am pretty sure it was an album, yes.

What music is presently the order of the day in the England dressing room?

There is a huge mix of RnB, and when Fred (Andrew Flintoff) was in the dressing room there was a lot of Frank Sinatra and Elton John.

And yourself?

Personally, I am into Kasabian at the moment. I've got the new album which I am listening to at the minute.

Who has the worst taste of music in the England team?

Ravi Bopara! He plays a load of rap music which nobody can understand. There just seems to be nothing to it.

If you could be another famous person for a day, who would it be?

Tiger Woods probably. I would love to know how it feels to be that good at golf. I play a lot of golf myself and I would really like to know what it would feel like to be so good at it.

What is the single greatest thing about Burnley?

I would have to say the Premier League football team.

So you support two football teams then?

Well having been born in Burnley I have always been able to support both teams without a problem. That was until Burnley got promoted last season and now it may cause a few issues!

If you were to bring out an autobiography tomorrow, what would its title be? (And I do not mean something desperately bland like Alastair Cook's 'Starting Out: My Story So Far'.

Something like: 'Jimmy Anderson: Swinging both ways'! That would probably have to be it!

Who in the England dressing room would you most like to spend an evening with?

Graeme Swann and Alastair Cook, I would have to say those two.

What do you guys get up to in a spare evening?

Darts - we play a lot of darts. Then there is probably the guitar, or going to the cinema.

Apart from your Missus, who would be your ideal woman?

I would have to go for Sandra Bullock.

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Dan Quarrell / Eurosport

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  1. Despite being an Arsenal fan, we are relying on you to­ swing it both ways against the Aussies at the Rose­ Bowl, Jimmy.

    From jiveman5, on Wed 9 Sep 2:14PM
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    what a terrible sport. makes me sick inside

    From kevin, on Tue 8 Sep 2:59PM

  3. Ravi Bopara: bad cricket, bad music!

    From garyplatt7, on Tue 8 Sep 1:13PM

  4. Oh Jimmy Jimmy! Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Anderson!­ Whoaaa!!!!.....

    From jenysiss, on Tue 8 Sep 1:11PM

  5. Oh Jimmy Jimmy! Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Anderson!­ Whoaaa!!!!.....

    From jenysiss, on Tue 8 Sep 1:11PM

  6. Darts?!

    From soul.limbo, on Tue 8 Sep 12:28PM

  7. Fair enough #11, but if you want an in depth­ interrogation of players you're obviously not going­ to get it in a feature called '60 seconds'!­ That's obviously more like the content you get in­ the blogs.

    From smiling.phases, on Tue 8 Sep 10:44AM

  8. 'Swinging both ways', nice one Jimmy.
    And what­ will be the title of your cricketing autobiography?

    From nocohere, on Tue 8 Sep 10:32AM

  9. sorry about that, #9, I thought it was about cricket.

    From mirandola, on Tue 8 Sep 10:14AM

  10. I'm all for using technology, but let's not­ break up the flow of the game too much and also not­ undermine the authority of the umpires even more.

    From soul.limbo, on Tue 8 Sep 10:00AM

  11. Oh come off it #8 '60 seconds' is supposed to­ be a light hearted feature isn't it? You're­ absolutely right about about his performance in the­ last few matches, but lighten up a bit for goodness­ sake...

    From smiling.phases, on Tue 8 Sep 9:55AM

  12. Absolutely cutting-edge questions here; one you forgot­ was, 'How did it feel on Sunday when you took your­ first wicket since 3 August?'.

    From mirandola, on Tue 8 Sep 9:31AM

  13. James Anderson is a great bowler, but Westlife...?!!

    From ever.hopeful, on Tue 8 Sep 9:10AM

  14. Jimmy is right - the game would be much better off­ using all the available technology.

    From parksfields, on Tue 8 Sep 9:06AM

  15. You keep supporting the Arsenal Jim, Burnley will be­ back down the divisions before long.

    From monkeyharri5, on Tue 8 Sep 9:04AM

  16. Absolutely right #2. You can 'follow' the­ Gooners, but you have to support Burnley no question.

    From jiveman5, on Tue 8 Sep 8:53AM

  17. Sorry Jimmy. If you were born in Burnley you have to­ support Burnley - end of debate.

    From soul.limbo, on Tue 8 Sep 8:49AM
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