Anderson 'didn't look interested': Waugh

Australian great and current selector Mark Waugh has heavily criticised England's James Anderson following the home team's defeat in the second Ashes Test.

Anderson finished the Lord's Test without a wicket in either innings for the first time in 64 Tests and match figures of 0-137. It was the first time he had gone wicketless at the Home of Cricket, a venue where the seamer usually thrives.

Nobody has taken more Test wickets than Anderson (75) at the famous venue, but the soon-to-be 33-year-old failed to make an impact in the 405-run defeat with a Chris Rogers edge in the opening over of the match being one of the rare chances he created.

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While conditions for the second Test were seen as heavily in favour of the batsmen, Waugh believes the England attack lacked energy with Anderson at the forefront.

"I was really stunned by the lack of energy, particularly by James Anderson," Waugh said on Triple M's Willow Talk program.

"The bowlers didn't look like they had anywhere near the same amount of energy.

"James Anderson just didn't look interested to me, which he can do on occasions."

With the series locked at 1-1 heading into the third Test at Edgbaston, Waugh also questioned whether the hosts could bounce back from their performance at Lord's.

"I think the big worry (for England), anyone can lose a game, but it's how you lose it," the Australian cricket Hall of Fame member said.

"From my point of view, that was a really heartless performance. It was a terrible performance by England.

"I don't know how they're going to come back from that."

Anderson has claimed 406 wickets during his 106-Test career, including 80 against Australia, but new England coach Trevor Bayliss conceded it wasn't a great outing from the country's highest-ever Test wicket-taker.

"Like anyone, they probably didn't come out as well as he would have liked on day one," Bayliss said in the aftermath of the Test.

"Batters and bowlers have those types of days.

"Might have been a completely different story if that edge from Rogers in the first over went to hand.

"Who knows? There's no point contemplating that." 

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While Waugh claimed that Anderson looked disinterested in the contest, one of the Englishman's former teammates suggested the result of the coin toss may have deflated the bowling attack before a ball was bowled.

With plenty of experience playing at the ground, former Test spinner Graeme Swann said the pace attack probably knew exactly what they were in for after Michael Clarke elected to bat.

"Even though you say, 'Forget about it, we're bowling but we can have them five down' subconsciously they're thinking, 'Christ, we're in for the long haul here' and that may have crept into it," Swann said on Willow Talk in response to Waugh's comments.

Anderson will get the opportunity to bounce back when the third Test begins this Wednesday at Edgbaston.

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