James Anderson's Best Test Performances outside England by country

4-17 and 2-52 vs Pakistan, 3rd Test at Sharjah, November 2015

Anderson celebrating a wicket, Pakistan v England - 3rd Test: Day One at Sharjah on 1 November 2015.

This is Anderson's only performance in this list that did not contribute to a match or a series victory. England has lost five out of six matches played against Pakistan in UAE - the base of the latter team for this entire decade. England's only draw, which also provided them with a realistic chance of their maiden win, came in the first Test of this series - thanks to four wickets and four good catches from Anderson in a tight game.

England lost the second Test, and Pakistan batted first in the third and final Test. Anderson struck in the third over to get the wicket of Asad Shafiq; then in the 41st over to dismiss Younis Khan, and finally dismissing Misbah-ul-Haq and Rahat Ali with the second new ball. His figures of 15.1-7-17-4 are among the most impressive returns by a seamer in Tests, amid hot and dusty conditions prevalent in the UAE.

Though England managed a 72-run lead in the first innings, Pakistan nullified it with their 101-run opening stand in their second innings. Although Anderson dismissed two batsmen for ducks - including Shoaib Malik, who scored 245 in the first innings of the first Test - Pakistan set England a target of 284. The openers tried putting up a fight, but their middle order failed miserably - handing Pakistan a 127-run victory.

Anderson, who remained not out at the end, proved yet again that his performances are not dependent only on the surrounding conditions and crowd support.