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| England wait for Anderson update |
| England are set to discover whether James Anderson's broken finger will rule him out of their opening World Cup game against New Zealand on Friday.
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| JAMAICA
, 15-March-2007
3:53:28 AM |
| The 24-year-old Lancashire paceman was doing fielding practice when he broke the little finger and also dislocated a joint on his bowling hand.
He was X-rayed in hospital with the results sent home for England's medical experts to analyse.
Team management are due to make a decision on his fitness on Thursday.
If the injury is not considered that serious, Anderson will face a fitness test to see if he can play in St Lucia.
Gloucestershire seamer Jon Lewis could come in if Anderson is not passed fit.
Anderson missed much of the summer with a back problem but recovered just in time to be selected for the winter tour, only to be sent home injured.
606: DEBATE
What is it with the England players? They seem to be so fragile
MP
Meanwhile captain Michael Vaughan has insisted he is fit enough to play a full part in the World Cup campaign.
Vaughan has yet to complete a full match since returning from a troublesome hamstring injury and a year out after knee surgery.
"Hopefully I'll prove on Friday that I can get through a game," he said.
"I've trained every single day and I've had nothing go wrong with the hamstring and nothing go wrong with the knee and I'm just looking forward to playing."
Vaughan knows the New Zealand match - and the one against Canada on Sunday - will be big tests regarding his fitness but he remains confident.
There is absolutely nothing to suggest I won't play a full part in this World Cup," Vaughan added.
Given his injury problems over the past 12 months, every game now will be special for Vaughan and he has admitted the anticipation is more acute than normal as he prepares to lead England.
After Friday's opener against New Zealand, England then face Canada on Sunday before finishing their group matches against Kenya, semi-finalists four years ago, on 24 March.
"It's special for me," admitted Vaughan.
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