Anderson 'unsure' over injury

Lancashire bowler getting back to full fitness ahead of busy summer

Anderson: Puzzled over injury

I don't know exactly what the problem was. I went to see a surgeon in London, and he didn't know what it was.

James Anderson

England bowler James Anderson admits that he is still unsure what caused his knee injury this winter.

The mystery surrounding the problem, which originally surfaced during last year's Champions Trophy in South Africa, has never been diagnosed.

And the 27-year-old, who sat out the tour to Bangladesh to undergo rest and rehabilitation, is hoping to get back to match fitness soon.

The Lancastrian was troubled throughout the trip to South Africa but is now bowling at "about three-quarters pace"ahead of the English summer.

Building up

"The knee is good; the rehab has been going well," he told the Manchester Evening News.

"I had three weeks off when I got back from South Africa and have been gradually building up from there. I started bowling a couple of weeks ago and am bowling at about three-quarters pace at the moment."

The vagueness of the injury seems to have obscured all, with even the doctors unable to detect the cause.

He added: "I don't know exactly what the problem was. I went to see a surgeon in London, and he didn't know what it was.

"All the doctors I have seen didn't have a clue, so we just spread a bit of cortisone around where I pointed at, where the pain was, and we left it for three weeks."

"It can be quite difficult to decipher what is a niggle and what can cause you problems - because as a bowler you are never really 100% fit. You always have a niggle or two."

"This one started as a niggle and just got worse and worse."