James Anderson Injury Update: England provide massive update on Anderson’s availability for Ireland Test

Dixit Bhargav | 23/07/2019
James Anderson Injury Update: England provide massive update on Anderson's availability for Ireland Test

James Anderson Injury Update: England have provided an official update on the veteran fast bowler’s fitness status ahead of Ireland Test.

While the ongoing English season witnessed a historic ICC cricket World Cup 2019, what was still missing was Test cricket being played in English conditions. Having won their maiden 50-over World Cup, English players look set to don the whites now.

In what is being considered as an apt warm-up match for the imminent Ashes series, England are slated to play Ireland in a four-day Test match at Lord’s tomorrow. It is worth mentioning that the match will only be the second four-day international Test.

James Anderson Injury Update

While veteran fast bowler James Anderson would have been an automatic pick in England’s Playing XI for tomorrow, him unable to recover from a calf injury which he sustained while playing for Lancashire has ruled him out of the one-off Test.

It is believed that Anderson didn’t take a full part in training yesterday and has been since ruled out of the match. With England set to play an Ashes series from August 1, one believes resting the 36-year old cricketer is indeed the right decision.

Anderson last played a Test during England’s tour of West Indies earlier this year. In the three-test series which England lost 1-2, Anderson dismissed 10 batsmen at an average of 24.50, an economy rate of 2.49 and a strike rate of 58.9.

In the ongoing County Division Two season, Anderson has accounted for 30 wickets in six matches at an average of 9.36, an economy rate of 1.75 and a strike rate of 31.9. With 575 Test wickets to his name, Anderson is the highest wicket-taker among fast bowlers of all teams.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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