England captain Ben Stokes said his team had produced a "benchmark" win after overwhelming South Africa by an innings and 85 runs in the second Test at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Victory, with more than two days to spare, brought England level in this three-match series at 1-1 following South Africa almost as dominant innings and 12-run triumph at Lord's last week.
England have won five of their six matches since Stokes succeeded Joe Root as skipper but this one was built on Test-match fundamentals rather than setting up a crowd-pleasing run-chase in the fourth innings.
England have made much of their desire to play "positively" but in Manchester they also demonstrated plenty of cricket intelligence as well as attacking intent.
"Cricket is about how you bat, bowl and field and I think that the way we batted, bowled and fielded this whole game is the benchmark of the standards we've set," Stokes told reporters.
"It didn't feel like a wicket where you could stand there and hit through the line because of the variable bounce that it was offering."
Bowling as a fourth seamer, which Stokes was at Old Trafford, can be something of a supporting role, but not in his eyes.
"When you are bowling with the older ball, when nothing is really happening, you have to create your own energies and own theatre around that," he said.
Stokes also signalled his admiration for Anderson who, at the age of 40, when most fast bowlers are long since retired.