DAVID 'BUMBLE' LLOYD: My definitive ranking of the all-time greatest fast bowlers... Jimmy Anderson in sixth, no room for Stuart Broad but who takes top spot?
When I was asked to pick my greatest fast bowlers of all time, I rattled the names off in less than two minutes.
Then I sat back and thought about who I had missed!
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