James Anderson managed only 1 wicket in the first Test vs Australia off his 38 overs in total for the match.

This is only the 18^th instance in his 180 Tests career in which he has claimed just one wicket. He has also gone wicketless in 11 tests.

He has claimed 27 wickets in his last 6 Test matches prior to this Test.

This is also only the second instance in which he has claimed just 1 wicket among the 14 Tests he has played in the month of June. He has claimed 64 wickets in Test matches played in June alone.

He has also only claimed 52 wickets in Birmingham in 14 tests though he once had a spell of 41 wickets in 7 Tests in Birmingham from 2008 – 2018. Outside this spell, he has had modest returns in Birmingham in Test cricket.