James Anderson does not expect to be available for Lancashire until the end of May at the earliest as he looks to prime himself for the English Test summer. (More Cricket News)
Anderson became the first fast bowler in history to reach 700 Test wickets last month, joining spinners Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne in an exclusive club, in England바카라s 4-1 series loss in India.
As he wants to be firing on all cylinders for the first of England바카라s six Tests this summer, against the West Indies at Lord바카라s starting on July 10 바카라 three weeks before his 42nd birthday 바카라 Anderson anticipates he will sit out the early part of the 2024 Vitality County Championship, which got under way on Friday.
He is set to miss at least the first five rounds and could also skip the visit of Warwickshire, beginning on May 24, although Lancashire바카라s next fixture after that is not until June 23 at Kent.
바카라With the Tests being in July, it바카라s tricky,바카라 said Anderson. 바카라It바카라ll probably be June before I play, or maybe the end of May.바카라
Anderson featured four times within the space of a month last year but then suffered a groin niggle which left him touch and go for the start of an Ashes series in which he had an underwhelming impact.
Anderson reducing his county commitments this term means the prospect of him playing alongside Nathan Lyon has receded after Cricket Australia scaled back the off-spinner바카라s availability for Lancashire.
The pair have been on opposite sides of the Ashes divide over the years but Lyon revealed they had lunch earlier this week and Anderson remains hopeful they can play together at least once or twice.
바카라It was nice to actually have a civil conversation with him,바카라 added Anderson, speaking following the announcement that £35million will be invested into grassroots cricket.
바카라I think he plays seven out of the first nine games, so hopefully I바카라ll play one or two, either at the end of May or in June.바카라
