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Lancashire are banking on Sir James Anderson igniting their faltering red-ball season by making him captain for the County Championship game against Kent at Blackpool, starting on Sunday.<\/b><\/p>\n
England’s all-time leading Test wicket-taker will lead the Red Rose in their next two matches in the absence of Marcus Harris, who is returning to Australia for the birth of his second child.<\/p>\n
Interim coach Stephen Croft is hoping Anderson’s X factor and experience can help drag Lancashire to a first victory of the campaign at the eighth attempt – they are currently the only winless side in the country in either division.<\/p>\n
“Jimmy will lead the side and it is exciting for him and us,” Croft told BBC Sport. <\/p>\n
“He has captained only once and that was in a pre-season tour T20 game in Dubai so it will be nice for Jimmy and nice for the lads.<\/p>\n
“He has obviously got a lot to offer on and off the field. It will be a proud moment for him. It is not obviously all on Jimmy but it helps and his presence, particularly as captain, is a massive boost for the rest of the lads.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n