LONDON, (Reuters) – James Anderson, whose abundant  natural talent has been sometimes undermined by a fragile  temperament, gave England a glimpse yesterday of a first victory  over Australia at Lord’s since 1934.
Anderson on song bends the ball wickedly late both ways at a brisk pace.

Denied swing, or when his rhythm deserts him, his  head can droop and he becomes an expensive liability.
The former Anderson was on view at Lord’s on Friday during a gripping second day which ended with Australia still requiring  70 runs to avoid the follow-on with two wickets in hand.

Anderson, in common with the rest of the England attack,  bowled poorly in the first test in Cardiff. But he also combined  with Monty Panesar in an improbable last wicket stand to deny  Australia victory on the final day.

Yesterday he came to the crease while England were  forfeiting three wickets in the first three overs of the day,  including captain Andrew Strauss bowled second ball without  adding to his overnight tally of 161.

Anderson took five boundaries off Mitchell Johnson, whose  three wickets cost 132 runs. When he was out for 29 his last  wicket stand with Graham Onions had yielded 47 runs and taken  England to 425.

He then took two quick wickets to reduce Australia to 10 for  two and returned in the evening session to capture two more  top-order batsman and finish with four for 36 from 17 quality  overs.