[Watch] James Anderson gets standing ovation from crowd at Lord's after England win 1st Test against West Indies

With senior England seamer James Anderson walking out on the field for the last time, the spectators at the iconic venue of Lord's were quite emotional. Hence, the crowd provided him with a standing ovation and the 41-year-old equally acknowledged it after the home side coasted to an innings and 114-run win over the West Indies on day 3 of the 1st Test.

The Lancashire seamer has been the centre of attention ahead of England's opening Test of the summer, given his legendary career that began at Lord's in 2003. With the Ashes series of 2025-26 Down Under in mind, captain Ben Stokes, coach Brendon McCullum, and managing director Robert Key convinced the veteran to retire from the arena as England wish to focus on the future.

Day 1 of the game saw the veteran lead the players out on the field instead of Stokes. However, it was an underwhelming one for the right-arm seamer, who finished with only a solitary wicket as debutant Gus Atkinson stole his thunder to take seven, thereby bowling the Caribbeans out for 121.

James Anderson drops catch off his bowling as he misses chance to take a wicket off his final delivery

While the record-breaking seamer dismissed Joshua Da Silva for his third wicket of the innings, he also had the chance to finish off the West Indies and his career with a fourth. However, he dropped a catch off his bowling when Gudakesh Motie chipped one back.

Anderson was predictably down on his knees, regretting that moment. The Lancashire bowler eventually finished with 704 scalps in 188 Tests, averaging 26.46.

Nevertheless, 26-year-old Atkinson took the chance and finished things off by snaring the remaining three scalps to take a staggering 12 wickets, thereby also earning the Player of the Match award.

The second Test between the two sides begins on July 18th at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.