http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 2011 - James Anderson recalled for Rose Bowl Test – Poms lead series 1-0
England recalled fast bowler, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Clayton-Anderson-c65552, for the third and the last Test of the three-match series against Sri Lanka.
The English selectors have named their 12-man squad for the Test match to be played at the Rose Bowl in Southampton starting on Thursday, June 16.
Uncapped South Africa-born medium pacer, Jade Derbach – who was 12th man in the second Test of the series played at Lords – made way for Anderson.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Geoffrey-Miller-c58870, the ECB selector, praised Anderson calling him the spearhead of England’s bowling brigade.
"Jimmy Anderson is the leader of our bowling attack so clearly he will be a significant inclusion", said Miller in a statement.
Anderson had been at his best in the 2010-11 Ashes series where he finished as the leading wicket taker with 24 wickets in five matches at an average of 26.04 and a startling economy of 2.93 runs per over.
After a successful Ashes series, the fast bowler had a patchy World Cup where he failed to make an impression in Group matches, except against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 where he picked two wickets in six overs.
The 28-year old http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lancashire-c806 pacer picked up a side strain in the Cardiff Test and missed the drawn Lord’s Test due to the strain.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rose-c86842 Bowl adding that had they not been confident of Jimmy’s fitness they wouldn’t have included him in the squad.
"Side strains can be particularly troublesome for bowlers but given Jimmy's injury was a grade one strain and therefore http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-M-Low-c41214 grade injury, he is expected to be fit for selection”, said the national selector.
"A period of rest and recovery has certainly been beneficial and we obviously wouldn't include http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Asif-Iqbal-Razvi-c46481 in the squad if the medical staff weren't confident of his fitness", he added further.
Though Anderson has been named in the 12-man squad for the final Test, he would have to prove his fitness in Lancashire's Friends Life Twenty20 match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Worcestershire-c866.
England squad http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ST-Finn-c2566.
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