ENG vs WI: James Anderson's baffling admission

The recently departed Richie Benaud was full of helpful suggestions and sage advice and I was reminded of one of his persistent observations Cricket is the most controversial game of all a few times this weekEnglands James Anderson celebrates the wicket of WIs Denesh Ramdin on the last day of their first Test on Friday to become the countrys leading Test wickettaker PicAPPTI For instance why did Jimmy Anderson Englands wickettaking record breaker on the eve of the first Test against the West Indies admit he wasnt the same bowler during the World CupAnderson blamed his lack of aggression on the threat of being suspended in the aftermath of the Trent Bridge incident with Indian spinner Ravindra Jadega I can understand Anderson curbing his onfield motormouth antics by applying a zipper but I dont understand how that would have an effect on his aggressive approach to batsmenReasons to fireupIf a fast bowler needs something mdash other than the sight of a batsman trying to take the food from his mouth mdash to get him riled then there are a number of sources open to him In the World Cup for instance he had the devastating effect of bulging bats the punishing field restrictions and Englands woeful performance any one of which should have been ample provocation for a burst of vengeful aggressionWhy he needs to engage in verbal fisticuffs with batsmen on a regular basis to be at his best is a mystery Former Australian legspinner Bill Tiger OReilly was one of the great batsmen haters of the bowling fraternity He despised them and once when asked if hed ever tried to Mankad anyone he responded disdainfully Son I never found a batsman that keen to get to the other endTiger had a simple solution dismiss batsmen and then you didnt have to deal with them again that day My next question Why did Alistair Cook send in a night watchman in Englands first innings when Ian Bell was dismissed from the last ball of the penultimate over of the dayIt was obvious that Ben Stokes would be on strike for the first ball of the last over That made it a reasonable assumption that the night watchman mdash James Tredwell mdash wouldnt face a ball Why then not have the much more proficient and aggressive Josh Buttler out in the middle ready to savage the bowling first thing the next morningSenseless decisionNight watchmen can be handy on occasions but this move made no sense There should be more night watchmen like Sussexs Robin Marlar he was once sent out to stall and was dismissed stumped for six off the second ball he faced Now thats the way to show disdain for a captains impudenceAnd finally a conundrum that has exercised my mind for a long time Talking to Cricinfo colleague Daniel Brettig the other day he mentioned that some of Australias high performance people reckon if Brett Lee had trained the way they wanted him to hed have touched 165 kmh on the speed gunIm not convinced Without the benefit of any medical or mathematical prowess to reach this conclusion I reckon the human body has a governor much like those huge road trains and its set around the 160 kph 100 mph markWhats my proofInternational cricket has been played for nearly a century and a half all of it on a 22yard long pitch In that period the human body has increased in height and in a lot of cases strength and yet the measurement still worksIf the expansion of the human body had resulted in a marked increase in pace then the length of the pitch would need to be extended as the batsmen wouldnt have time to react to the fastest deliveryJust too quickIn the period from Australias Frederick the Demon Spofforth to Pakistans Wahab Riaz there hasnt been a bowler who was just too quick for a batsmans reactions Some have come close with Englands Frank Typhoon Tyson and Australias Jeff Thomson probably the nearest but no fast bowler has yet made the 22 yards redundantI would love to know how the oldtimers hit upon that measurementIf it was Ah 22 yards that looks about right then they shouldve immediately invested in a lottery ticket because that would be the best example of dumb luck Ive ever heard about