Jimmy will be 43 by the next Ashes and I don’t see him being able to do the hard yards on tough, bone hard pitches and in hot weather. England have to find some young seamers who can bowl 20 overs and come back the next day ready for more,” he wrote in his column in The Telegraph.
With Ben Stokes named as the new Test captain on Thursday and Rob Key appointed as the managing director of men's cricket, Anderson and his new ball partner Stuart Broad still have a chance at the red cherry.
Despite their combined 1177 Test wickets, Anderson, 39, and Broad, 35, have had their futures in doubt since England's 4-0 Ashes loss. They were not named to England's squad for the West Indies tour, in which Joe Root's team lost 1-0.
England have a challenging summer Test season ahead of them beginning with the three-Test series against New Zealand from June 2 and Anderson and Broad could play a vital role in the series if selected.
England have so far lost the opening two Tests and have their work cut out in the third this week.
