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James Anderson: Swanny has the skill and control to surpass Sir Ian

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Going past Jim Laker's record of 193 Test wickets to become the leading England off-spinner last week, and now joining the 200 club here in Mumbai - this has been quite a tour so far for Graeme Swann.

And I see no reason why he should not go on to double his tally and eventually take 400 Test wickets or more to surpass Sir Ian Botham as the highest England wicket-taker of all time.

Swanny's record since coming relatively late to Test cricket is nothing short of outstanding - 203 wickets in his 48th match means he is the fourth fastest England bowler to take 200 after Botham, Fred Trueman and Alec Bedser.

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The fact that he has done so in only four years suggests it would not take him that long to double that number, move past Sir Ian's 383 and join the real high-rollers of the game.

It is entirely up to him, his body and his appetite for the game. But he shows no sign of losing his enthusiasm or his ambition.

Playing for England is still pretty much as good as it gets for him

As long as he maintains those feelings, he has the game to carry on taking Test wickets for another four years at least.

It is impressive that he is only the fifth 'offie' ever to reach the mark, even more so as three of them - Muttiah Muralitharan, Harbhajan Singh and Saqlain Mushtaq -have all possessed a doosra, or mystery ball, that goes the other way.

Like Lance Gibbs, for an orthodox finger spinner to get there shows how good he is.

As well as his undoubted skill, control and ability to give the ball a real rip he now has the experience and confidence to cope with the expectation that comes with a turning pitch.

As with seamers on a green pitch, when offered helpful conditions, a spinner's eyes can grow too big.

Then, if things don't go their way, they can get over-anxious and start clutching.

But, as he has shown out here, Swanny has the confidence to play the patience game. Next stop 400.

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