.James Anderson bowed out of worldwide cricket on the winning edge as England thrashed the West Indies through an innings as well as 114 operate on the third day of the initial Exam at God's on Friday. This was actually the 41-year-old pro's 188th and also last Test prior to retiring from England obligation, along with Anderson's tally of 704 Test wickets the most taken through any type of fast bowler in the record of the style." It's been actually a fantastic week, been actually confused with the reaction of the crowd and everybody around the ground," Anderson informed Sky Sports." I'm only happy with what I've accomplished," he added. Watch every round of the England v West Indies exam series LIVE & special to Fox Cricket, available on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free test today )However it was actually Gus Atkinson, who finished the video game when he had Jayden Seales captured in deep blue sea, the debutant quick bowler do with exceptional match figures of 12-106 as England went 1-0 up in a three-Test set. West Indies were actually rejected for 136 in their 2nd innings, with Anderson-- 42 later on this month-- taking a normally parsimonious 3-32 in 16 overs They returned to on the brink of defeat at 79-6 in their 2nd innings, still a large 171 runs responsible for England's first-innings 37. But with just 4 additional arches delegated fall, Anderson possessed fat chance of eclipsing Australia terrific Shane Warne's tally of 708 Examination wickets and also moving right into 2nd spot in the everlasting listing headed through an additional spinner in Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan (800 wickets). Prior to Friday's play started, both staffs lined up outside the Structure to offer Anderson a shield of honor, along with the pro paceman obtaining a standing ovation from the crowd at the 'Home of Cricket'-- where he created his Examination launching versus Zimbabwe back in 2003. Jimmy Anderson's final Exam gate|00:52- 'Em otional' - "Clearly today was actually quite mental with both crews lined up as well as the reaction from the group," mentioned Anderson." I am actually still making an effort to hold off the splits now. Betting 20-odd years is actually an awesome attempt, specifically for a fast bowler, so I'm happy I've created it this far. It is actually the greatest task in the world and also I've been actually lucky to become able to perform it." West Indies had actually dropped Jason Holder to Thursday's last round as well as, after Atkinson finished that over, Anderson was straight in to the action at the Baby room Upright Friday. It was actually not long prior to Anderson attacked in familiar manner when Joshua Da Silva, that had included merely one to his overnight eight not out, feathered a sphere that angled in as well as gripped away to offer wicketkeeper Jamie Johnson a basic catch on the England Examination debutant's 24th birthday party. West Indies were now 88-7, with lots of left pondering why Anderson-- readied to come to be an advisor to England's quicks-- was actually stopping given he can still make distributions enjoy this. The purpose responsible for the selectors' selection was actually the necessity to reconstruct before the 2025/26 Ashes in Australia. At the contrary end of the spectrum, Atkinson after that had Alzarri Joseph out fastening a bouncer to finish a 10-wicket haul for the match. Atkinson was only the 3rd bowler to take a minimum of 10 openings on their Test debut at God's after England fantastic Alec Bedser (11-145 against India in 1946) as well as Australia's Bob Massie (16-137 in 1972) The 26-year-old Atkinson then bowled Shamar Joseph with an excellent yorker that collapsed in to the foundation of off stub. Poms destroy Windies, eying very early surface|01:00 Anderson at that point skipped a possibility to finish the suit-- and his England profession-- in fairy tale fashion when he dropped a come back opportunity from tailender Gudakesh Motie." I am actually still gutted I went down that catch, to be straightforward," stated Anderson after close of play. Motie at that point became the 1st West Indies batsman in the suit to get to 30 however that can certainly not masquerade the failings of his top-order team-mates. The West Indies were actually rejected for merely 121 in their 1st innings as Atkinson took a sensational 7-45. Through comparison, five England batsmen all racked up fifties with Smith, a Surrey team-mate of Atkinson, contributing a classy 70. West Indies now possess little time to regroup just before the 2nd Test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham starts on Thursday. Yet they at the very least possess the alleviation of understanding they won't must face Anderson once more.