The 38-year-old Anderson returned with his 29th five-wicket haul (5-56) on day three of the ongoing third Test against Pakistan to achieve 598 wickets in red-ball cricket.
England, who racked up a mammoth 583-8 declared in their first innings thanks to Zak Crawley's 267, chose to enforce the follow-on after bowling out Pakistan late on day three.
The five-wicket haul also took his career Test wicket tally to 598 as he now stands only two wickets shy of becoming the first pacer to take 600 wickets in the history of the format.
England vs Pakistan 3rd Test Day 3: James Anderson's 29th career five-wicket haul helps England bundle out Pakistan for 273 after Azhar Ali's gritty and unbeaten 141.
Azhar fought hard, showed courage, showed changed in tactics against the English attack and displayed mental toughness as he notched up his 17th Test century and third against England on day 3 of the third Test at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.
Pakistan looked to be in control for much of the first two sessions of the first day before they lost control of the match due to an epic 359-run stand for the fifth wicket between Zak Crawley (267) and Jos Buttler (152).
England vs Pakistan, 3rd Test Day 2: James Anderson struck thrice after Zak Crawley and Jos Buttler's mammoth partnership as Pakistan has been left gasping in the final Test of the series.
Crawley's career-defining 267-run innings earned him a number of admirers, one of which was former India captain and current Board of Control for Cricket in India President Sourav Ganguly.
Shan Masood was the first to go, falling to James Anderson yet again after making just 4. Masood's opening partner Abid Ali was then caught in the slips in Anderson's very next over after which captain Azhar Ali and Babar Azam stuck around nervously
Zak Crawley and Jos Buttler added 359 runs for the fifth wicket on day 2 of the third Test against Pakistan
Zak Crawley was dismissed on 267 and the Pakistan players took turns to applaud the English youngster on an incredible knock.
22-year-old Zak Crawley became the seventh England batsman to convert his maiden ton into a double and the third youngest from his country.
England's wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler slammed his second Test century during the Day 2 of the ongoing match against Pakistan.
Playing in his eighth Test, Crawley hit an unbeaten, career-best 171 as he and Buttler (87 not out) shared an unbroken fifth-wicket partnership of 205 to put England in control after closing the opening day on 332 for 4.
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England closed on 332-4, with the fifth-wicket stand between Crawley and Buttler (87) worth 205 and Pakistan's bowlers looking demoralized in the isolated environment of the Rose Bowl.
Reaching the triple-figure mark with a two down to deep extra cover in the first over after Tea, Crawley became the first England No.3 to make a Test century since Jonny Bairstow in 2018 and Joe Root in 2016.
Besides Naseem, Pakistan also included 19-year-old batsman Haider Ali, who performed well in the U-19 side, first-class cricket, and Pakistan Super League.
On day five of the third Test against West Indies at the Old Trafford, Broad made history when he dismissed Kraigg Brathwaite
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