England pacer James Anderson couldn’t have asked for a better venue than Lord’s to make his Test comeback. Anderson, 39, a veteran of 170 Tests, was snubbed for England’s three-match Test series in West Indies earlier this year, which the hosts won 1-0.

Anderson was back in the longest format of the game after six months, when he was included in the playing XI during the first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s which began on Thursday.