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England's leading wicket taker in Test matches, James Anderson, is preparing to play in his tenth Ashes series at 40 years of age.
He's had mixed fortunes in the series, but will look to help win England back the urn for the first time since 2015 when he takes to the field this summer.
Here, Mail Sport's Lawrence Booth looks back at the seamer's nine series against Australia so far.
2006-07 (Australia won 5-0) 3 Tests, 5 wickets at 82
Anderson had been a spare part during the 2005 Ashes, unable to break apart the Fab Four of Steve Harmison, Matthew Hoggard, Andrew Flintoff and Simon Jones.
England's James Anderson is preparing to take part in his 10th Ashes series, starting Friday
James Anderson struggled horrible in his first proper taste of Ashes cricket in 2006-7
The now-England great was dropped after figures of one for 108 at Adelaide before returning in Sydney
Now, on his first Test trip to Australia, he struggled horribly, starting with match figures of one for 195 at Brisbane, although he did dismiss Michael Clarke.
Dropped after one for 108 at Adelaide, he did manage a three-for on his return for the final Test at Sydney. But it would be a long time before he would shake off a reputation for being ineffectual overseas.
2009 (England won 2-1) 5 Tests, 12 wickets at 45
After helping to save the series opener at Cardiff thanks to a nerve-jangling last-wicket stand with Monty Panesar, Anderson removed the cream of Australia’s batting in their first innings at Lord’s — Phillip Hughes for four, Ricky Ponting for two, Clarke for one and Marcus North for a duck.
He followed that with a five-for in a rainy draw at Edgbaston, but faded after that and was overshadowed in the decider at the Oval by Stuart Broad’s match-winning burst.
2010-11 (England won 3-1) 5 Tests, 24 wickets at 26
Aided in part by a damp Australian summer, a wiser and better Anderson than the one who had toiled four years earlier enjoyed a superb tour.
He dismissed Clarke, Ponting and a newcomer called Steve Smith three times each, and at Adelaide helped reduce Australia to two for three, from which they never recovered.
He returned to Australia in 2010-11 and had improved massively as England won down under
Sitting in the Sydney pavilion after his seven wickets in the match had helped England triumph Down Under for the first time in 24 years, he was scornful about critics who questioned his ability in Australian conditions: ‘They obviously don’t know much about cricket.’
2013 (England won 3-0) 5 Tests, 22 wickets at 29
The series began with Anderson’s greatest Ashes performance,
