Rain ruins Anderson's return

Last updated: 12th June 2011  

Anderson: will have to wait to make his comeback

England seamer James Anderson was denied the chance to prove his fitness ahead of the third Test against Sri Lanka, as Lancashire's Friends Life t20 clash at Worcestershire was washed out.

Umpires Jeff Evans and David Millns called the game off at 2.30pm, meaning both sides pick up a point apiece.

England, who lead the series 1-0, recalled Anderson to their 12-man squad, with Jade Dernbach the man to make way.

The 28-year-old had missed the second Test at Lord's after suffering a side strain whilst bowling in the series opener in Cardiff.

He had been due to test out the injury ahead of this week's match at the Rose Bowl with a four-over burst for his county at New Road.

However rain ruined Anderson's planned comeback as the North Group contest was called off without a ball being bowled - though he insisted he was still ready to play international cricket.

"Getting my four overs of action would have helped that bit more, but unfortunately it's not to be," he told Sky Sports News.

"I'd quite like to get the overs under my belt because a match situation's very different to bowling in the nets. Unfortunately it's not going to happen, but I feel fine and hopefully I'll be fit for Thursday's Test.

"It was a very minor (strain). I think it was more precautionary and if I'd carried on bowling in the Cardiff game it could have got a lot worse."

As for Worcestershire, the loss of a crowd-pulling fixture was another setback, coming on top of the complete washout a week earlier in their opening Twenty20 home game against Durham.

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