JAMES Anderson has become the first English bowler to take 400 Test wickets.

Here, we reveal 12 things you may or may not know about England's leading wicket-taker.

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  • One of only four Englishmen to have taken 300 Test wickets, alongside Fred Trueman, Bob Willis and Ian Botham.
  • Has career-best figures of seven for 43 against New Zealand in 2008.
  • Secured a place on the famous Lord's honours board on Test debut, taking five for 73 against Zimbabwe.
  • Has gone on to take five wickets in an innings on 17 occasions.
  • Anderson averages a wicket every 57.7 balls.
  • His most prolific series was India's tour of England in 2014, taking 25 wickets at 20.60.
  • He is significantly more effective in home conditions, averaging 26.54 per wicket in England and Wales compared to 34.45 in overseas Tests.
  • His stand of 198 with Joe Root against India at Trent Bridge in 2014 is the highest-ever 10th-wicket partnership in Test history.
  • Has never played away Tests in Pakistan - although he did play against the country in the three-match series in the United Arab Emirates in 2012 - Bangladesh or Zimbabwe.
  • Was England's 12th man for the deciding Test of the famous 2005 Ashes series.
  • Went 57 innings before registering his first Test duck, an England record.
  • Honoured as one of Wisden's five 'Cricketers of the year' in 2009.