James Anderson and Stuart Broad eclipse 1,001 Test wickets shared by Glenn McGrath and the late Shane Warne for Australia in game they have played together; Broad bowls New Zealand's Devon Conway on day three at Bay Oval at Mount Maunganui to break record
Saturday 18 February 2023 11:00, UK
James Anderson and Stuart Broad have become the most prolific bowling partnership in Test cricket after surpassing the 1,001 wickets achieved by Australia's Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne.
Broad bowled Devon Conway on day three of England's day-night Test against New Zealand at Mount Maunganui as he and Anderson moved onto 1,002 wickets combined from the 133 Test matches they have played together.
That soon became 1,005 as Broad went on to skittle Kane Williamson (0), Tom Latham (15) and Tom Blundell (1) during a superb spell under the lights at Bay Oval.
Anderson and Broad's tally as a partnership was on 997 ahead of the game but they shared four wickets combined in the Black Caps' first innings and have now eclipsed McGrath and the late Warne's haul, which had come from 104 matches together.
Speaking to BT Sport after his 4-21 from 10 overs left New Zealand 63-5 in a chase of 394 and England closing in on a 10th win in their last 11 Tests, Broad said: "McGrath and Warne were heroes of mine growing up.
"[Jimmy and I] are certainly not in the category of quality of those two - they were absolutely heroic in what they did for the game.
"But to be up there, and have taken the amount of wickets with Jimmy, I feel very blessed to have been born in the same era as him.
"I've learned so much from him throughout my career and it's probably the reason I'm still going at 36. He's a great leader to follow, the way he has done it."
Anderson and Broad were first paired together in a Test in New Zealand in 2008, at Wellington in the second game of a three-match series England won 2-1.
England earned a 126-run victory in the second Test to level the series - Anderson claiming a first-innings five-for - before winning the third in Napier by 121 runs.
That victory in Napier remains England's most recent in Test matches in New Zealand, with five draws and two innings defeats from seven games since.
However, they should now win this week's game at Bay Oval with Broad vaporising four of the Black Caps' top six as the hosts chase a New Zealand-record 394 for victory.
