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England fast bowler James Anderson on Monday rubbished claims of his retirement from the game following his poor show in the first test against Pakistan at Old Trafford. The veteran fast bowler is determined to bounce back. The 38 year old fast bowler is the highest wicket taker for England with 590 wickets and fourth in the all time list behind Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne and Anil Kumble.

"Absolutely not," Anderson told reporters in a virtual press conference. "It's been a frustrating week for me personally because I've not bowled very well. Probably for the first time in 10 years I got a little bit emotional on the field, started getting frustrated and let that get to me a little bit.”

While Anderson admitted he was not at his best last week in Manchester, he was disappointed that one below-par performance led to murmurings of his retirement, and the Lancashire pacer admitted there was a different kind of pressure on him at this stage of his career.

"I want to keep playing for as long as I possibly can," he said. "If I keep bowling the way I did this week, the opportunity to retire will be taken out of my hands! It'll be a selection issue.”
Anderson, who contributed in many memorable win for England still wants to contribute for the team.

"I want to be contributing to this team and that is my sole focus really. I want to be bowling well and contribute to England winning games of cricket. That has been my focus throughout my career and that will continue to be my focus for the rest of my career because that has served me well.”

Talking about being close to the milestone of 600 wickets, Andreson said, "The milestones if I get 600 wickets then great but if I don't then I'm happy with what I've got. I know I can perform better than I did this week and I want to keep getting better and help England win."