Anderson to miss Bangladesh series

James Anderson will miss England's Test series in Bangladesh next month, as he has not yet fully recovered from the shoulder injury that hindered his performances in the English summer.*

Seamer Mark Wood has also been ruled out of England's tour of Bangladesh following a recurrence of a recent injury to his left ankle. He will miss the three one-dayers starting on Friday, October 7, in Dhaka and the two Tests later in the month.

Both players will be reviewed by the ECB's medical team on a regular basis and further updates will be provided on their progress in due course.

Middlesex's Steven Finn is added to the ODI squad. Nottinghamshire's Jake Ball is added to the Test squad, and selectors will consider a further replacement for the Test squad at a later date.

Anderson's absence may yet have a knock-on effect on the five-Test series against India that begins in November, directly after the Bangladesh leg of the winter.

Anderson has not played any cricket since the end of the Pakistan series in August, and at the age of 34, he himself admitted recently that he may need careful handling if he is to survive a gruelling itinerary that will feature seven Tests in the space of two months.

"It's a tough one because as a player, if you're fit, you want to play, simple as that. No matter what the format, you're desperate to play," Anderson said last week.

"But there may well come a time when it will get managed. At 34, I probably have to manage myself, or be managed, quite well. You want, if possible, to play every Test but India is going to be five back-to-back and that's a huge ask for any bowler."

The first Test against Bangladesh starts at Chittagong on October 20, in just over three weeks' time, and the two-Test series represents the only match practice that England have lined up ahead of the first of their five Tests against India at Rajkot on November 9. If England cannot provide Anderson an opportunity to prove his match fitness before the India tour, he faces coming back to Test cricket in India without having bowled a ball in a competitive situation for nearly three months.

Anderson was an integral member of the side that beat India on home soil during England's last Test tour of the country in 2012-13, claiming 12 wickets at 30.25 in their 2-1 series win, including match figures of 6 for 127 in their decisive victory in the third Test at Kolkata.

The ECB is set to name its list of centrally contracted players for the next 12 months on Thursday morning, having delayed the announcement by 24 hours. A new set of deals for one-day players is expected to be unveiled as well.

*08.00GMT, September 29: This story was updated after confirmation of Anderson's unavailability came in.