Jimmy Anderson earmarked for £135,000 surprise next move after England retirement decision

Jimmy Anderson is being lined-up for a move to Major League Cricket in the United States.

That's according to reports from BBC Sport on the now-retired England bowler. Anderson, 42, played his final Test match this summer against West Indies and ultimately hung up his boots on the international stage.

He has played a few games for Lancashire CCC this summer. He took 704 wickets for England in Test matches over a record-breaking international career that spanned two decades.

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Since finishing as a player at that level, Anderson has been working in a coaching room for the England team, with the Burnley-born cricketer still on a central contract with the ECB until September.

Speaking previously about his future, Anderson said he would be open to exploring a return to white-ball cricket. It's said his comments have alerted the attention of an unnamed MLC team.

Major League Cricket is a franchised T20 system based in the United States and household names such as Australia Test captain Pat Cummins is among those to have featured. Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell and Travis Head were part of a star-studded Washington Freedom outfit coached by Ricky Ponting that won this year's tournament.

BBC Sport understands an unnamed franchise is set to explore whether or not Anderson would be keen to sign up for the competition's third edition next year. It's thought he could pocket £135,000 for a short stint Stateside.

Anderson, who has been working with England's bowlers in a mentoring role this summer - alongside representing Lancashire - is expected to