Mark Church: "The Jimmy Anderson signing is great for Surrey and also for English cricket"

I felt so strongly that the club should try to persuade Jimmy to extend his legendary career at the Kia Oval - following his controversial release by Lancashire a few weeks ago - that I wrote about it for The Rey,

Now it has come true, and Jimmy will indeed open the bowling for Surrey in the Rothesay County Championship next season. What a prospect!

As I wrote more than a fortnight ago, on this website, can you imagine Dan Worrall taking the new ball from his customary Vauxhall End and then the PA announcement booming out: "Now, from the Pavilion End, Sir James Anderson".