England seamer bowler, Jimmy Anderson (Picture by Getty Images)
England seamer bowler, Jimmy Anderson (Picture by Getty Images)

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​Jimmy Anderson Injury Update

England seam bowler Jimmy Anderson, who left the field during Lancashire’s Specsavers County Championship match against Durham at Sedbegh School on Tuesday July 2 due to tightness to his right calf, underwent an MRI scan on Friday. The MRI confirmed that Anderson has suffered a low grade calf muscle tear. As a result of the injury, he will commence a rehabilitation programme with the England and Lancashire CCC medical teams.

Anderson will miss Lancashire’s next two Championship matches against Northants and Sussex.

He will be reassessed on an ongoing basis regarding his availability for the Specsavers Test match versus Ireland at Lord‘s on July 24 and the Specsavers Ashes Series against Australia starting on August 1.

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