Anderson to miss opening month of season

JAMES Anderson believes he could still be playing in another three years but a calf twinge will rule the evergreen fast bowler out of the first month of the upcoming county campaign.

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Anderson has not featured since ending his record-breaking England career last July but he has signed a one-year deal with his beloved Lancashire for the Rothesay County Championship and Vitality Blast.

The 42-year-old's return to action has been delayed as he is out of this week's Division Two opener at Middlesex and is also set to miss this month's matches against Northamptonshire and Leicestershire.