James Anderson set to be showered with gifts by England team-mates after West Indies clash

Anderson has been a regular in the England set-up over the years, having made his Test debut all the way back in 2003.

He is considered arguably England's greatest-ever bowler and is set to be celebrated at Lord's later today, providing the Three Lions get the job done.

Now, GB News can reveal that Anderson will be bombarded with gifts by his England team-mates after the showdown.

A WhatsApp group has been set up to ask for donations and presents for the bowler, as well as his wife Daniella Lloyd.

Anderson is extremely popular with his team-mates, with many sad to be seeing the veteran go.

Farwell drinks are on the agenda and, on Saturday, England players and their wives and girlfriends will all come together to celebrate his career and everything he's achieved.

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West Indies originally planned to give Anderson a guard of honour as he walked out to bat for the last time.

But Jayden Seales has revealed it was 'difficult' to do due to Mikyle Louis running out Shoaib Bashir and the celebrations that followed.

By the time Anderson walked out, only West Indies captain Jason Holder was around to greet him.

Holder gave him a handshake and Seales has now explained the situation by saying: “We spoke about it before he came out to bat, that we were going to give him a guard of honour.

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“Obviously the run out took us all the way down to Swiss Cottage (the neighbouring district in northwest London to St John’s Wood, in which Lord’s is located), so it was pretty hard to do the guard of honour for the great man.

"Luckily, Jason caught up with him.”

Stuart Broad, meanwhile, has paid tribute to his former England team-mate.

And the former bowler, who retired last year, believes Anderson's 10 wickets against Australia in the 2013 Ashes Test at Trent Bridge was his finest achievement.

"He has done special things throughout his career but if there is one game that stands out it would be the 2013 Ashes Test at Trent Bridge," he told Sky Sports.

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"He got 10 wickets in the match and we won by 14 runs. It was one of those situations where he extracted the most out of the pitch compared to the other bowlers.

"He got the final wicket of Brad Haddin with an off cutter and there were great scenes where it got reviewed and everyone ran around celebrating.

"I wouldn't say conditions were typical Anderson where the ball was swinging and seaming around but he used his great skill to win that Test match pretty much alone. That was his best performance, in my opinion.

"He is the most skilful, most complete bowler I have played with, which is part of the reason he has got 700 Test wickets.

"I have described him as a Rolls-Royce - not that I've ever driven a Rolls-Royce - in terms of how smooth his run-up and delivery is and the control he has at pace.

"Those are remarkable traits. But for me talent is also about staying on the field and bowling.

"That incorporates finding your way to stay fit and dealing with niggles and different pressures within the game. There is no point being talented if you don't play and win games at the top level, which Jimmy has done.

"He has had a mindset of continual improvement and that has helped him with the longevity. We often think staying power is all about fitness but it is also about developing your skill to stay in the team."