(UTV|COLOMBO) – A “distraught” James Anderson apologised to his England team-mates after bowling only four overs because of a calf injury on day one of the opening Ashes Test against Australia, says Stuart Broad.
Anderson, 37, is awaiting the results of a scan after feeling tightness in his calf while bowling at Edgbaston. He tore the same right calf playing for Lancashire last month.
“He feels like he has let the bowling group down, but he hasn’t,” said Broad, who took 5-86.
“He is a bit quiet and a bit frustrated,” he told BBC Radio 5 Live.
“He came up to the bowlers and said sorry, but there is nothing to be sorry about.
“We don’t know the full extent yet. All we can hope is the news is better than we expect.”
England ended the first day on 10-0, trailing by 274 after Steve Smith’s stunning 144 helped Australia recover from 122-8 to make 284.
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