James Anderson's return to action stalls
James Anderson seems increasingly unlikely to be fit in time for this winter's Ashes series after it was revealed that his rehabilitation after sustaining a stress fracture of his lower back was not going well
Cricinfo staff
30-Jul-2006
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Anderson's injury was diagnosed earlier in the summer and he was placed in a support corset. Although that was removed six weeks ago, he has yet to bowl at anything like full pace
His recovery is being overseen by Dave Roberts, Lancashire's physio, who told The Sunday Times that there was "no timescale" on his return to action. He added: "The emphasis is on trying to reduce the load on his lumbar region."
The article also hinted that Anderson might be working on remodeling his action after Troy Cooley, who was England's fast bowling coach until May, warned that it would cause injury unless revised.
That news contradicts what Mike Watkinson, Lancashire's manager, told Sky Sports News less than a fortnight ago. At that time he said that Anderson's rehabilitation programme was "looking good," and was "very positive".
However, a spokesman for Lancashire told Cricinfo: "It was never the club's intention to rush Jimmy back into action before he was ready. We always knew it would be a very long and very slow recovery. Any earlier remarks about his progress from the stress fracture where meant in the context of the seriousness of Jimmy's injury."