Stuart Broad and James Anderson joint portrait unveiled in the Long Room at Lord’s

The Marylebone Cricket Club unveiled a joint portrait of Stuart Broad and James Anderson in the Long Room at Lord’s on August 26, 2026, the day before England faced Pakistan in a Test match at the ground. The portrait was painted by award-winning British portrait artist Jamie Routley RP and marks the first double portrait ever commissioned by MCC under its Lord’s Portrait Programme.

The two fast bowlers shared 17 years of international cricket and combined for 1,308 Test wickets across more than 350 appearances for England. Broad retired from Test cricket in 2023 with 604 wickets from 167 matches. Anderson concluded his international career in 2024, finishing with 704 wickets from 188 Tests, a tally that places him as the most prolific pace bowler in the history of the format.

The portrait shows the pair in England whites, both sharing a common focal point. MCC has described the composition as reflecting the shared vision that defined their long partnership at the heart of England’s bowling attack.

What makes this portrait historically significant for Lord’s?

This is the first occasion on which MCC has commissioned a double portrait under its Lord’s Portrait Programme, establishing a new precedent for how the club recognises cricketing partnerships. The MCC heritage and collections committee funds two new cricket portraits each year, and the decision to honour Broad and Anderson as a joint subject reflects the singular nature of what they achieved together for England.

Anderson and Broad stand as the top two Test wicket-takers at Lord’s. Anderson leads with 123 wickets at the ground across his career, while Broad claimed 113 wickets there. No other bowlers in the history of Test cricket at Lord’s have accumulated figures anywhere near those totals, which provides a clear basis for why MCC chose to recognise them together rather than separately.

The portrait also incorporates a detail that anchors the artwork to the factual record of their careers. Anderson’s England cap number, 613, and Broad’s cap number, 638, are both visible within the painting, connecting the image directly to their individual places in England cricket history.

How do the career records of Broad and Anderson compare?

Anderson’s 704 Test wickets from 188 matches make him the leading wicket-taker among pace bowlers across all of Test cricket history. Broad’s 604 wickets from 167 Tests place him second among England fast bowlers of all time. Their combined tally of 1,308 wickets across more than 350 Test appearances represents a fast bowling partnership without parallel in the game.

The two bowlers formed the backbone of England’s Test attack for 17 years, operating across home and away conditions through multiple eras of the team. Broad stepped away from the format in 2023, and Anderson followed in 2024, drawing to a close one of the longest and most productive fast bowling partnerships Test cricket has seen.

The Long Room at Lord’s, where the portrait now hangs permanently, is among the most recognised spaces in world cricket and has housed portraits of celebrated figures from the game for generations.