India, Dec. 4 -- Former England fast bowler James Anderson's all-time Ashes XI sparked bewilderment, especially his choice of the legendary Ricky Ponting as wicketkeeper.

Speaking to TNT Sports, Anderson's first selection call raised eyebrows as he picked Don Bradman, who "averaged 99.9 or something" as his first opener. Bradman, hailed one of the greatest of all time, never opened the batting in his legendary career of 52 Tests. He played at No. 3 in 40 of those matches, scoring 5078 runs, but Anderson paired him up with former England opener Alastair Cook, who has primarily been an opener. As a captain, he also win two Ashes series - 2013 and 2015.

Ponting was slotted at No. 3, followed by Joe Root at No. 4. While the second selection...